Sylvie Simmons writes about music, and plays music. She's been writing about rock since 1977. Over the decades she's won some awards and written some books, including biographies of Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Serge Gainsbourg, and a co-written book with Debbie Harry. In later years she came out as a singer-songwriter, releasing two acclaimed albums. Her latest is Blue on Blue on Compass Records.
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