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Author Topic: A Conversation With Greil Marcus: 'Mystery Train' Keeps Rolling at 40  (Read 1008 times)
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« on: October 20, 2015, 12:43:07 PM »

"These artists just keep reverberating," says Marcus of figures that populate landmark 1975 work"



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/a-conversation-with-greil-marcus-mystery-train-keeps-rolling-at-40-20151019#ixzz3p8fXf6zz
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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2015, 07:30:48 AM »

What a writer! What a book! I once had the honour of copy editing a short introductory essay Greil Marcus wrote for a book about a Dutch artist.   

Thanks for the link, Rocker. :=)
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