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SHOOT-OUT AT SESAME STREET: JONATHAN RICHMAN TALKS!

I hate it when my heroes get attacked. That’s why I screamed “Ignorance!” and threw a copy of Musician magazine across the room when this capsule review of Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers’ latest LP—Jonathan Sings!—appeared several months ago:

May 1, 1984
Bill Holdship

SHOOT-OUT AT SESAME STREET: JONATHAN RICHMAN TALKS!

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“If I have a choice, give me infantile any day!"

I hate it when my heroes get attacked. That’s why I screamed “Ignorance!” and threw a copy of Musician magazine across the room when this capsule review of Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers’ latest LP—Jonathan Sings!—appeared several months ago: “It’s great that Jonathan Richman wants to be rock’s great innocent, but does that mean he has to sound like he hasn’t been toilet trained yet? Somebody point this guy toward Sesame Street. ” “Oh, but I liked that one!” exclaims Jonathan. “I think it’s right on the ball. Point me to Sesame Street. I want to be on Sesame Street! I thought that was one of the best reviews I’ve seen.”

But wasn’t the review putting him down? “Oh, the guy was definitely putting me down, as hard as he could,” he laughs. “But that doesn’t mean I can’t like it! No, I think he’s right. I want to go on Sesame Street. ” So he doesn’t mind it when critics accuse him of being infantile?

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