Another little piece of my heart

By Goldstein, Richard

Subjects: Rock music, history and criticism, Biography, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, Counterculture, Music journalists, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Twentieth century, History and criticism, Journalists, united states, Rock music, Journalists, biography

Description: "In 1966, at the ripe age of 22, Richard Goldstein approached The Village Voice with a novel idea. "I want to be a rock critic," he said. "What's that?" the editor replied. It was a logical question, since rock criticism didn't yet exist. Goldstein believed deeply in the power of rock, and, long before it was acceptable, he championed the idea that this music was a serious art form. From his unique position in journalism, he saw the full arc of events that shaped culture and politics in the 1960s.---