'One of the greats' Tributes to Television rock star Tom Verlaine as he dies aged 73
‘One of the greats’: Tributes to Tom Verlaine, frontman of 70s rock band Television, as he dies at 73
Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of his long-time associate and collaborator Patti Smith, confirmed the news on social media. Meanwhile, Blondie’s Chris Stein recalled first meeting Verlaine fresh to New York City in 1972, adding ” He had long hair and came to my apartment with an acoustic guitar and played some songs he’d written. Both Tom and Richard Hell have told me that I auditioned for the Neon Boys but I don’t remember.”
Vernon Reid of Living Colour tweeted: “More 2023 fretted heartbreak 💔. One of the GREAT Punk lead stylists. Tom Verlaine was a True Downtown HERO. Saddened & bummed to hear it.”
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