Van Gosse, The Village Voice, Spring 1980
FOR YEARS JOE Jackson made his money playing covers in English Playboy Clubs, ignored amid the bedroom eyes. His own music was rejected by every label on the block; he got signed on a fluke; he wasn't expected to achieve more than cult status.
Total word count of piece: 751
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