Lester Bangs

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gptkbp:author gptkb:Mainlines,_Blood_Feasts,_and_Bad_Taste
gptkb:Psychotic_Reactions_and_Carburetor_Dung
gptkbp:birthDate 1948-12-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Escondido,_California,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath drug overdose
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-04-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:El_Cajon_Valley_High_School
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:German
Dutch
English
Irish
Mexican-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Leslie_Conway_Bangs
gptkbp:genre rock music
gptkbp:hasWrittenFor gptkb:Rolling_Stone
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Village_Voice
gptkb:musician
gptkb:Creem
gptkb:Creem_magazine
gptkb:New_Musical_Express
gptkb:Penthouse
gptkb:Playboy
gptkb:Stereo_Review
gptkb:Village_Voice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lester Bangs
gptkbp:influenced rock criticism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hunter_S._Thompson
gptkb:Jack_Kerouac
gptkb:Lou_Reed
gptkb:Paul_Williams
gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkb:Lenny_Bruce
gptkb:Richard_Meltzer
gptkbp:knownFor gonzo journalism style
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
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gptkb:Creem_magazine
gptkb:Psychotic_Reactions_and_Carburetor_Dung
gptkbp:occupation author
literary criticism
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Conway_Leslie_Bangs
gptkb:Norma_Newman_Bangs
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Philip_Seymour_Hoffman
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:Jook_Savages_on_the_Brazos
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Almost_Famous
gptkbp:yearsActive 1969-1982
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