num_pages: 351
description: The story of Lester Bangs, music critic, gutter poet, and romantic visionary of rock and roll writing. This autobiography follows his rejection of his Jehovah's Witness childhood through his indulgences in rock's excesses to his eventual treatment as a peer by such artists as Lou Reed and Iggy Pop.
language: English
title: Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs
titlecomplete: Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs
genres: Writing, Biography, American, Music, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Rock N Roll, Criticism, Journalism, History
ratings_count: 2439
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC