The Joe Jackson Interviews

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: Episode 3. Rock 'n' Roll. PJ Proby. Monster of Rock?


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This is, arguably, the most outrageous, and offensive - particularly in terms of Proby's language, and attitudes towards blacks, gays, and women -  rock 'n' roll interview I have ever done. So, why turn it into a podcast? Because whether you agree with the headline 'Monster of Rock' placed on the original magazine article by my editor, or agree with me that much of it may be Proby myth-making and living up to his fictional image in the novel, I Am Still The Greatest, Says Johnny Angelo, by Kik Coh, this is some might say rock 'n' roll in essence, in terms of what that editor also claimed are its worst characteristics. Either way, nowhere else will you hear the history of rock 'n' roll told this way, including tales about Elvis Tommy Sands, Eddie Cochran, Dion, The Walker Brothers and above all Proby himself. Not for sensitive souls. But a fascinating psychosexual study.
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