Please Kill Me

the uncensored oral history of punk

by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain

Paperback, 544 pages

English language

Published July 3, 1997 by Abacus.

ISBN:: 978-0-349-10880-3

(1 review)

A contemporary classic, Please Kill Me is the definitive oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Richard Hell, the Ramones, and scores of other punk figures lend their voices to this decisive account of that explosive era.

2 editions

elisabeth nicula reviewed Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil

"'Of course they're great, they're the best. But they're just complete assholes.'"

5 stars

Beautifully book, really a feat of cultural immersion and storytelling and narrative-making. I laughed a lot and cried at the end.

Subjects

Cultural studies
Oral history
Punk
Music