Award-winning critic Barry Walters is a longtime contributor to Rolling Stone, Spin, the Village Voice, and many other publications. His interview with Prince alumni Wendy & Lisa was included in Da Capo’s Best Music Writing of 2010, and his lectures on music video have appeared in numerous film festivals. Currently working on his first book, he’s asked probing personal questions of Noel Gallagher, Johnny Rotten, and Madonna, and has lived to tell the tale.
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