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Thomas Joseph Miller (December 13, 1949 – January 28, 2023), known professionally as Tom Verlaine, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television.
Feb 1, 2023 · By Bruce Bauman. “This morning I woke up and it was yesterday.” That happened Saturday morning, when I’d gotten a text from my old friend Dave Schulps, co-founder with Ira Robbins of Trouser Press: “I think Tom Verlaine has died.” A swell of emotions rushed over me, not least my own encroaching mortality.
Jan 30, 2023 · The beauty Verlaine took note of was grounded; the love he found was as circumstantial as walking down the street, or breathing. Can you imagine if he had stayed in Delaware and lived forever as...
Jan 28, 2023 · That source was Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of one of Verlaine's New York punk scene contemporaries, Patti Smith. Verlaine and Smith were reportedly romantically involved at one time and had collaborated on a series of musical projects together over the years.
Apr 6, 2023 · Tom Verlaine, who died on January 28, 2023, had an approach to playing guitar that was never easy to describe. Post-punk, art rock, art punk, whatever; it was one of Verlaine’s great creative achievements that over three studio albums with Television, and a prolific solo career, he was able to unshackle his style from labels.
- Jonathan Horsley
Feb 2, 2023 · The death of Tom Verlaine on Jan. 28, at age 73, has inspired eulogies from countless artists whose own work has stretched the boundaries of rock. As the frontman, guitarist and chief songwriter for Television, Verlaine was an icon of the New York punk scene that developed at CBGB, yet he never fit neatly under any particular genre banner.
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Jan 30, 2023 · Patti Smith remembers her friend Tom Verlaine, the front man and guitarist for the band Television, in the wake of Verlaine’s death, on January 28th.
