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Anthony DeCurtis

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June 25, 1951 in New York City, The United States

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Anthony DeCurtis is an American author and music critic, who has written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Relix and other publications.

DeCurtis is now a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where his work has appeared for more than thirty years. He holds a Ph.D. in American literature from Indiana University, and teaches in the creative writing program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a music critic for WFUV-FM, where he does on-air reviews.

DeCurtis's essay accompanying the Eric Clapton box set Crossroads won a Grammy in the "Best Album Notes" category, and on three occasions he has won ASCAP's Deems Taylor awards for excellence in writing about music. He has appeared as a commentator on MTV, VH1, the Today Show and man...more

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Books by Anthony DeCurtis

Average rating: 4.01 · 923 ratings · 92 reviews · 18 distinct works

	The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music by Anthony DeCurtis, James Henke, Holly George-Warren 3.87 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	My rating:
	In Other Words: Artists Talk about Life and Work 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Rocking My Life Away: Writing about Music and Other Matters 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Present Tense: Rock & Roll and Culture 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The " Rolling Stone" Album Guide by Anthony DeCurtis, Holly George-Warren 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	"Rolling Stone" 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Rem 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey by Studs Terkel, Anthony DeCurtis (Foreword by) 3.99 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson by Joseph Vogel, Anthony DeCurtis 4.73 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer by Robert Palmer, Anthony DeCurtis (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“In fact, among the people I met, the term soviet served essentially as a synonym for 'fucked up'. I'd been in the country about three days when a car that was sent to take me to an interview failed to start. After several attempts to get it going, the driver turned to me, smiled wearily and explained: 'Soviet car'. By that time, that was all the explanation I needed.”
― Anthony DeCurtis

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