Peter Laughner - Take The Guitar Player For A Ride

Peter Laughner fut un pilier de la scène pre-punk américaine du Cleveland des années 70 et co-fondateur, avec David Thomas et deux futurs Dead Boys, de Rocket From The Tombs puis, avec le même David Thomas, de l'immense Pere Ubu. Si la discographie officielle publiée sous son propre nom se limite à deux albums, il aura enregistré, seul ou avec d'autres acteurs de cette sphère musicale (dont le critique rock Lester Bangs) un nombre conséquent de titres avant de mourir, en 1977, à l'âge de ving-quatre ans.

There were no stars in Cleveland. Nobody cared what these people were doing. If they did anything at all, they did it for themselves. They adapted to those conditions in different ways. Some are famous. Some are still struggling. One is dead. (Charlotte Pressler)

Most people think of these years as a bit of a black hole for outsider rock'n'roll. (David Thomas)

Here I sit, sober and perhaps even lucid, on the kind of winter's day that makes you realize a New Year is just around the corner and you've got very little to show for it, but if you are going to get anything done on this planet, you better pick it up with both hands and DO IT YOURSELF. (Peter Laughner)

RE-UPPED June 14th... check the comments