12/27/2015

Sympathy for this Demon

NICK KENT
Apathy for the Devil: A ‘70s Memoir 
[DeCapo - 2010]

Amidst his recount of crossing paths with the likes of David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, and Led Zeppelin; his all-too brief stint as a Sex Pistol; his long-standing friendship with Iggy Pop; and a harrowing drug-fueled existence; Kent’s romp thru the ‘70s pushes all the buttons, right and wrong: anger, bitterness, chaos, disgust, empathy, enlightenment, redemption and even salvation—plus a few surprises, as he lists his soundtrack for the decade.

A compelling read that further cements his reputation as part of the rock-crit trifecta—along with Charles Shaar Murray and the late Ian MacDonald—that put the NME on the map.