The 10 Rules of Rock and Roll
Black Inc. $27.95 pb, 274 pp
Music
The 10 Rules of Rock and Roll by Robert Forster
by Jon Dale •
Why do otherwise sane human beings decide to become music critics? It’s often to jump on the PR treadmill of free passes to gigs and free records for review. There’s the writer who wants to be closer to his idol, the careerist who sees it as one more step to editorial power, or the music junkie who’s compelled to make the leap from mute fanaticism to the written word.
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