Greil Marcus

Greil Marcus
Marcus at Festival SOS 4.8 in Murcia, 2014
Born (1945-06-19) June 19, 1945 (age 79)
Occupation(s)Author, critic, journalist
Known forRock critic for Rolling Stone, Creem, the Village Voice, and Pitchfork
Spouse
Jenny Marcus
(m. 1966)
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Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics.

  1. ^ Beckett, Andy (May 23, 1993). "A Surfer on the Zeitgeist: This isn't exactly life on the edge: Greil Marcus is married, nearly 50, and lives in a nice big house in northern California. But he is still making something new out of writing about rock". The Independent. London.