Claude Bessy (writer)
Biography
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As Kickboy Face (a pen name adopted from, ''Kick Boy Face'' a song and album by [[Prince Jazzbo]]), Bessy was the lead singer for the band [[Catholic Discipline]], the film ''[[The Decline of Western Civilization]]'' includes a Bessy interview, and two songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/33135085@N02/6770772851/|title=Claude Bessy|date=27 January 2012|website=Flickr.com}}Morris, Chris (23 October 1999). [https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 "Declarations of Independents: In Memory of 'Kickboy,' the Voice of L.A. Punk Scene"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 111 (43): 71. |
As Kickboy Face (a pen name adopted from, ''Kick Boy Face'' a song and album by [[Prince Jazzbo]]), Bessy was the lead singer for the band [[Catholic Discipline]], the film ''[[The Decline of Western Civilization]]'' includes a Bessy interview, and two songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/33135085@N02/6770772851/|title=Claude Bessy|date=27 January 2012|website=Flickr.com}}Morris, Chris (23 October 1999). [https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 "Declarations of Independents: In Memory of 'Kickboy,' the Voice of L.A. Punk Scene"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 111 (43): 71. |
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"The scene was not fun anymore, so I bailed on L.A. and the USA, never to return the day Ronald Reagan was elected." — Claude Bessy{{Cite web|url=https://art-for-a-change.com/Punk/pdraw4.htm|title=ART FOR A CHANGE - Mark Vallen's Portrait of Claude Bessy.|website=Art-for-a-change.com}} |
"The scene was not fun anymore, so I bailed on L.A. and the USA, never to return, the day Ronald Reagan was elected." — Claude Bessy{{Cite web|url=https://art-for-a-change.com/Punk/pdraw4.htm|title=ART FOR A CHANGE - Mark Vallen's Portrait of Claude Bessy.|website=Art-for-a-change.com}} |
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Bessy left California in November 1980.Young, Rob. ''Rough Trade: Labels Unlimited.'' Black Dog Publishing Ltd., 2006. moving with his lifelong partner Philomena Winstanley to the U.K. where he landed a job as a press officer at [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] record label. There he championed American groups such as [[The Gun Club]] and [[Panther Burns]]. |
Bessy left California in November 1980.Young, Rob. ''Rough Trade: Labels Unlimited.'' Black Dog Publishing Ltd., 2006. moving with his lifelong partner Philomena Winstanley to the U.K. where he landed a job as a press officer at [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] record label. There he championed American groups such as [[The Gun Club]] and [[Panther Burns]]. |
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