I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography, (Paperback)

from Sullywriter

No one will ever accuse Richard Hell of being self-effacing but he is, after all, a punk rock legend. An insightful biography, especially about the early days of American punk and the CBGB scene and Hell's friendship/feud with Tom Verlaine.

from pjmorse

As a rock-book aficionado, I couldn't help reading Richard Hell's book without imagining him in a cage match with Patti Smith, the singer/poet/muse who authored "Just Kids." Hell probably thinks his book is different from Smith's since Smith focuses on her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe an...

from Caryn.Rose

I cannot remember a book I was so excited to read that I could barely bring myself to finish.My TBR pile languished because I was reading this book. I thought I would certainly plow through this one quickly, I was so eager to read it, and then got to the point in the book where I just could not t...

from harrietbrown

As a music lover and someone who remembers NYC back in its grittier, down-trodden days in the 1970's and early 80's, I really loved this book. It brought back memories of all the places I used to hang out, like Gem Spa. Also, when I was 14-15 years old, and an unhappy high school student, I was r...

from harrietbrown

As a music lover and someone who remembers NYC back in its grittier, down-trodden days in the 1970's and early 80's, I really loved this book. It brought back memories of all the places I used to hang out, like Gem Spa. Also, when I was 14-15 years old, and an unhappy high school student, I was r...