Charles M. Young

Charles M. Young was the first American writer to cover the Sex Pistols, in a 1977 article for Rolling Stone magazine. An incredible writer, he also went on to write for Musician magazine, and the music section of Playboy. He died in 2014 from a brain tumor at the age of 63.

Articles by: Charles M. Young

Stylised image of Richard Lloyd as he appeared in Guitar World magazine, December 2009

'Scuse me while I hit this guy: Why Jimi Hendrix punched Television's Richard Lloyd – and why he didn’t mind

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"I didn’t care that he hit me. He gave me something that I’ve carried to this day. It was a gift." In 1969, Jimi Hendrix slugged Richard Lloyd. 40 years later, Lloyd punched back with a hard-hitting tribute album to Mr. Purple Haze himself...