On Saturday, Jan. 28, Television frontman and guitar innovator Tom Verlaine died at the age of 73 after a “short illness,” according to a statement from his publicist. Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine’s close friend and collaborator Patti Smith, also confirmed the news to the New York Times.
Verlaine’s accomplished musicianship, inspired by a mix of his love of poetry, jazz, and rock from the likes of The Rolling Stones, became a cornerstone of the ’70s punk scene in New York’s East Village alongside contemporaries like Talking Heads, Blondie, and Patti Smith. Television’s 1977 debut Marquee Moon was a groundbreaking feat, continually included in many “best albums of
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