Re: (TV) Reissues review translated into English

[John Knapich <john@bluevisualeffects.com>]

>Over here the Ramones are usually credited with instigating Punk
>although McLaren certainly brought the look back from Richard Hell.


The Ramones were certainly instrumental in developing the Punk song format 
but I think what the article refers to is the whole early Punk esthetic - 
i.e uncombed hair, 2nd hand and ripped clothes, usually black, a literary 
sensibility - all inspired by the French poets Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and of 
course Verlaine....not to get high minded - but I remember these references 
in early interviews with Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine and Patty Smith
Also I seem to remember an article where either Malcom McClaren or John 
Lydon talk about meeting Richard Hell for the first time and stealing his 
look of ripped t-shirts with slogans and safety pins-

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