Scott Walker: Scott Walker Hits Out Again
Keith Altham, NME, 1 July 1966
FRANK SINATRA is back in the pop pillory, but the big surprise is that chucking the rotten eggs is not Mick "Paint Him Black" Jagger, but Scott "Colour Me Lonely" Walker one of the few genuine admirers of the Voice amongst present-day groups.
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