his month’s music feature, by Mike Mettler, is an interview with John Doe, best known as cofounder, in 1977, of the legendary punk band X. During X’s long recording career, Doe’s urgent voice has offset the starkly contrasting voice of co–lead vocalist (and songwriting partner) Exene Cervenka, who was Doe’s girlfriend before she joined the band; it’s one of the most recognizable sounds in punk. Over 45 years, X has continued to record (sparingly) and to evolve, from the literate punk of —to me one of the great albums ever, in any genre—through , which leans toward country, to , which went in several directions at once:
Punk rock’s wild gift
Apr 11, 2023
4 minutes
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