Julian Cope: Head On/Reposessed

RICHARD HELL once claimed that he first noticed the schism between himself and Tom Verlaine when they were on acid. Hell wanted to play the hubcap-stealing hoodlum while Verlaine preferred to talk about his godlike superiority complex. Julian Cope, you get the distinct impression, would have wanted to be a god and go stealing hubcaps. As a fully paid-up member of Dr. Hoffman’s pharmy army, Copey likes to have his sugarlump and eat it.