Greil Marcus | |
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.jpg) Marcus at Festival SOS 4.8 in Murcia, 2014 | |
| Born | June 19, 1945 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author, critic, journalist |
| Known for | Rock critic for Rolling Stone, Creem, the Village Voice, and Pitchfork |
| Spouse |
Jenny Marcus (m. 1966) |
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.
- ^ 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.