Jordan Kessler

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Telling His Story: An Interview with Bernie Taupin

Sep 12, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Jordan Kessler |Bernie Taupin

SCATTERSHOT: Life, Music, Elton, and Me Hachette Bernie Taupin has written the lyrics to some of the biggest hits of the rock era, but his story hasn’t been as visible as that of his creative partner, Elton John.
Revisiting 'Magic and Loss'

Jun 21, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Jordan Kessler |Lou Reed

Rock songs usually address topics like sex, love, drugs, and rebellion. Rarely are they about mortality, and when they do address people’s deaths, they’re often dramatic, violent ones (think “Leader of the Pack” or “Creeping Death”). Rock is often the music of endless youth, and illness couldn’t be much further from its lyrical wheelhouse. Lou Reed attracted notice for his songs about sexual behaviors and drug habits (“Venus in Furs”, “Heroin”, and “The Kids”).