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Anthony DeCurtis: Rock & Roll Writer

Photo by Deborah Feingold, provided by Little, Brown and Company.

As a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine for more than 30 years, Anthony DeCurtis, MA’77, PhD’80, has interviewed dozens of musicians — John Mellencamp, DM Hon’00 (read the 1989 article at rollingstone.com); Whitney Houston; and Prince to name a few.

However, it was Lou Reed’s musical career with the Velvet Underground and tumultuous personal life that struck a special chord with him. After a chance meeting, DeCurtis and Reed became friends, which gave DeCurtis the access for a biography. DeCurtis’s book aims to shed light on Reed’s life beyond the sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

Read an excerpt of his book, Lou Reed: A Life, at rollingstone.com.

His book, ‘Lou Reed: A Life,’ aims to shed light on the musician’s life beyond the sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

Anthony DeCurtis was featured in the Summer 2018 issue of the Indiana University Alumni Magazine, a magazine for members of the IU Alumni Association. View current and past issues of the IUAM.

 

Written By

Lacy Nowling Whitaker

Lacy, a Bloomington native, earned two degrees from IU Bloomington (BA'08, MA'14) and is the Director of Content with the IU Alumni Association.

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