richard hell takes apart poor journalist

this is also a good thread

i'd like to note that Hell didn't like Meltzer at least partly because Meltzer didn't like Hell. (Unsure whose dislike came first.) Meltzer wrote in at least one essay if not more that one of Lester's unsupportable tenets was using Richard Hell as an example of anything positive. Sounded like a personal vendetta.

Meltzer's written plenty of crap over the years, but when he's on his game, he's as strong and thorough as any first-rate writer. Hell? I can't say. Blank Generation, the album, is a masterpiece. But I've never been inclined to read his prose. I might be missing something here. Am I?

My own extremely limited experience with both of them was completely cordial. I didn't ask them to share a room.

A good complement to this one is Prindle's interview w/ Hell:

http://www.markprindle.com/hell-i.htm

Speaking of musicians taking apart poor journalists:

There's trainwrecks, there's horrible uncomfortable trainwrecks, and then there's Mark's interview with HR of Bad Brains. Awesome!

the chapter Hell wrote in Rock & Roll Cagematch about the Stones vs. Velvets was pretty good.

Xgau on Hell's autobio, and Hell's whole thang---really rich:
http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Rock-Roll/Richard-Hell-The-Thrill-Seeking-Years/ba-p/10073

And speaking of rich, leave us not forget Hell on Bangs upthread: terrific!