Here is the rawest, roughest ride through time available. This book takes you back to the root of the phrase "Sex, Drugs and Rock-n-Roll." This time capsule of memories is not just examining any kind of rock but, instead Punk Rock! Legs McNeil the creator of the zine "punk" in the 1970's and his co-author Gillian McCain take you on a joyride of mayhem while retelling this (often under-credited) story of music history. Using interviews gathered up throughout many years by the people who were there, McNeil and McCain, make their voices sing. Roadies, Friends, brothers, sisters, stars and groupies, all come together to tell the tale of how it all began.

Packed full of hundreds of interviews with such artistic greats as: Wayne Kramer, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Blondie, Patti Smith, Jim Carroll, and my personal favorites Joey and DeeDee Ramone. These people are not mearly being asked questions, they are telling their side of the story, and what great stories they are! Legs McNeil states:

"Mass movements are always so-unhip. That's what was cool about Punk, it was an anti-movement. There was knowledge there from the very beginning that with mass appeal comes all those tedious folks who need to be told what to think. Hip can never be a mass movement."... "After the sex pistols tour, I had no interest in doing Punk magazine. It just felt like a phony media thing. Punk wasn't ours anymore. It had become every- thing we hated."

Please Kill Me, starts out with a spark and leaves everything for miles scorched. From where the experiment began what's left is the result of one of the most groundbreaking times in musical history.