The Mysterious Journey of John Cale
Mick Gold, Creem, October 1974
Part One: I was a prisoner in a lesbian lobotomy jail.
I'VE TWICE missed making contact with John Cale and I'm getting tired of the chase. The man's obviously a ghost.
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