Reluctant Rock Stars: A Nation In Crisis
Paul Rambali, NME, 7 July 1979
PAUL RAMBALI looks at the young people the Social Services have failed. The kids who must face the ever-present threat of Fame, the horror of making Big Money, the whole nightmare web of success. Our case history: WIRE. Read it and write to your MP today.
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