A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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A Legend In His Own Minefield
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24: Snake-Hipped and Svelte

24: Snake-Hipped and Svelte

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John Mendelssohn
Mar 31, 2010
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My star kept rising. No sooner than I’d introduced David Bowie to the readers of Rolling Stone than Warners threw a big party for Faces at one of their big soundstages in Burbank. I’d reviewed their most recent album for Rolling Stone, and said, with rare accuracy, that much of it wasn’t very good. They regarded me with bruised expressions when I made m…

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