Jonathan Richman

Jonathan Richman (born May 15, 1951) is an American proto-punk icon and one of the progenitors of "indie rock."

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Jonathan Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. In 1969 he moved to New York City, where he spent time living on the couch of The Velvet Underground's manager and working odd jobs while trying to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston.

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Indie rock: Indie rock is rock music that falls within the indie music description. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with indie music as a whole, though more specifically implies that the music meets the criteria of being rock, as opposed to indie pop or other possible matchups. These criteria vary f...

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