Warren Zevon
Sylvie Simmons, Creem, October 1987
WARREN ZEVON has perfected the art of squirming without perceptible movement. Crumpled on a couch in a windowless record company boxroom, the man with the best name in pop sits by my tape machine like a rich lady's mongrel told against its better judgement to stay.
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