I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was a common background of post-punk musicians?
All the background I'm provided with is that "British music publications such as the NME and Sounds developed an influential part in this nascent post-punk culture, with writers like Jon Savage, Paul Morley and Ian Penman developing a dense (and often playful) style of criticism that drew on critical theory, radical politics and an eclectic variety of other sources.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no