Robyn Hitchcock from the Soft Boys
Turned Out A Punk
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What Is the New York Dolls?
The New York defined American punk, it seems like early on. And I know that Malcolm McLaren saw the New York dolls. He managed them in their communist period when they wore all the red patent leather. They were sort of connected to avant-garde high fashion. But they also had a bunch of young working class guys,. you know, the lower middle class guys... The sex pistols were definitely sort of white working class. and I think largely the damned.
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