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American music journalist (1969–2017)
This article is about the New York–based author. Not to be confused with the swimmer
Mark Spitz .
Marc Spitz (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, writer and playwright. Spitz's writings on rock and roll and popular culture appeared in Spin The New York Times Maxim Blender Harp Nylon New York Post Vanity Fair
Biography
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Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Spitz was the author of the novels How Soon Is Never Too Much, Too Late We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of LA Punk Brendan Mullen ), Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day , Bowie: A Biography Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue The Encyclopedia of Ex-es , Howl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit , and Rock N’ Roll Cage Match: Music’s Greatest Rivalries Decided . His books have been translated and published in French, Danish, German, and Dutch.
Spitz was a "Downtown" playwright, emerging from the Ludlow Street scene around Todo Con Nada in 1998. His other theatrical work includes Retail Sluts , The Rise and Fall of the Farewell Drugs , ...Worry, Baby , The Hobo Got Too High , I Wanna Be Adored , Shyness Is Nice , Gravity Always Wins , The Name of This Play is Talking Heads , Your Face Is A Mess , A Marshmallow World , Up For Anything , and P.S. It's Poison . Shyness Is Nice was selected and anthologized as one of NY Theatre's Best Plays of 2001, and its opening monologue appears in the Applause anthology One on One: Best Men’s Monologues of the 21st Century , published in October, 2008.
Spitz spoke at Columbia University (on playwrighting) and DePaul University (on journalism), and appeared as a "talking head" on MTV , VH1 , MSNBC .
Spitz died in New York City, at the age of 47.[1] [2] [3]
Books
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Novels
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Spitz, Marc; Mullen, Brendan (2001). We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk ISBN 978-0609807743
Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day . Hachette Books . 2006. ISBN 978-1401309121
Bowie: A Biography Three Rivers Press . 2009. ISBN 978-0307716996 [4] [5]
Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue . Avery. 2011. ISBN 978-1592407347
Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York City in the '90s . Da Capo Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0306821745
Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion, and Film It Books . 2014. ISBN 978-0062213044
Plays
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Retail Sluts
The Rise and Fall of the Farewell Drugs
"…Worry, Baby"
The Hobo Got Too High
I Wanna Be Adored
Shyness Is Nice
Gravity Always Wins
The Name of This Play is Talking Heads
Your Face Is A Mess
A Marshmallow World
Up For Anything
P.S. It's Poison
Revenge and Guilt
References
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^ "He Was Different and Was the First to Remind You About It" . Spin ISSN 0886-3032 .
^ Berman, Judy (November 20, 2009). "Stardust Memories: Biographer Marc Spitz on David Bowie's Pop Culture Legacy" . Flavorwire
^ Indar, Josh (January 28, 2010). "Bowie: A Biography by Marc Spitz" . PopMatters
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