Since I had no desire to write the history of RS , I figured the next best thing was to be kind to the historian. I told him my story as best I could, and I thought he treated me fairly and sympathetically. The magazine, too. The book was quite therapeutic for me. The early punk bands that played at CBGB was your first beat at Rolling Stone .
Punk is a word with a lot of connotation and very little definition.
There's a subculture out there that wants to claim it, and more power to them. Off the top of my head, I like the Black Halos and the Drop Kick Murphys. I'm sure there are more good bands than that. I just haven't been paying much attention. My ears got crunched in the early years, and I hate ear plugs, so I don't go to clubs much.