I've gone through most of my adult life denying his talent (much like The Beagles) but that's just posturing really. He wrote some incredible songs, his skill was to take the bits he liked from artists on the bleeding edge and make them palatable for the masses.
He wrote killer rock'n'roll tunes but all he wanted was to be big on Broadway!!
Oh he could write some good songs..no doubt. Most top acts have about 3 really good songs he had 5-6 but at the same time there’s a total lack of humanity in his work
I've gone through most of my adult life denying his talent (much like The Beagles) but that's just posturing really. He wrote some incredible songs, his skill was to take the bits he liked from artists on the bleeding edge and make them palatable for the masses.
He wrote killer rock'n'roll tunes but all he wanted was to be big on Broadway!!