By: Norman Hathaway

He showed us a bum trip that was perfectly in sync with the era.

By: Brian Berger

He played unique variations on the art-life dialectic.

By: Lucy Sante

“Poetry should be made by all. Not by one.”

By: Peggy Nelson

Translating passion for animals into passionate advocacy.

By: Mark Kingwell

The first man to say “fuck” on the airwaves of the BBC.

By: Brian Berger

An inspired, slurry vocalist of darkness and wit.

By: Adam McGovern

The archetypal brand of the iconic mass-culture chanteuse.

By: Brian Berger

From his 1956 debut album onward, his sound was unique.

By: Joshua Glenn

Unfairly criticized as a cultural mandarin, he defended joy.

By: Gary Panter

She produces all- encompassing psychic dot events.

By: Alix Lambert

On a mission to end genocide and crimes against humanity.

By: Devin McKinney

He wrote of wandering minds and dark surmise.

By: Brian Berger

Brilliance can be mistaken for mere profession-
alism.

By: Devin McKinney

Rock’n’roll and soul infused with humor, gravity, and sex.

By: Mark Kingwell

His horn rendered a neurotic Scott Fitzgerald beauty in sound.