Jonathan Richmond [sic]: Excerpt from an Interview
Scott Cohen, Interview, August 1973
Jonathan Richmond is the singing lead of the Modern Lovers, a Boston band bound to be the Next Big Thing in rock. They are currently at work on their first album, which is being produced by ex-Velveteer John Cale for Warner Brothers. Despite the current glittermania in the music world the Modern Lovers are recording a song called 'I'm Straight'. It could be the wave of the future–Glenn O'Brien
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