Richard Lloyd, RIP

After fighting it for 35+ years I finally go & fall in love with Television's Marquee Moon, and so Richard Lloyd goes ahead & dies on us. Goddammit.

From his obituary in The New York Times - or, as I call it, "The Times" - HERE:

Formed in 1973, Television was a pioneering part of the punk rock insurrection that coalesced around the Bowery club CBGB. The band was among the first of its kind to play at what had once been primarily a venue for country music and bluegrass and would only later become a springboard for acts like Blondie, Talking Heads and the Ramones.

Despite their fertile musical partnership, Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Verlaine had no personal contact for many years. Still, Mr. Lloyd never failed to give the band’s most famous member his due — up to a point.

“There’s no denying that Tom was a genius,” he told Guitar World. “He was a poet. I’m not poetic. "

“But,” he added, “in the realm of our magic, my guitar playing was on another level.”

When I listen to Marquee Moon now, I 100% agree. Bummed it took so long, really.