Lisa Robinson
American journalist, author and broadcaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lisa Robinson is an American journalist, author and broadcaster.
Robinson was born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan[1][2] and attended The Bronx High School of Science and Syracuse University.[1]
Robinson began her journalism career in 1969 at the suggestion of her husband, who asked her to take over a column he wrote for a British paper.[3][4] Robinson went on to write for a variety of publications, including Creem, Rock Video, the New York Post, and the New Musical Express.[3][5] She covered various popular artists and bands, including the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Queen, Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, U2, David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, the Clash, the Cure, the Who, and Patti Smith.[3][4][6] She also had a syndicated newspaper column, Rock Talk.[6] Robinson frequently covered acts playing at the New York City music club CBGB in the 1970s.[4] While she toured with the Rolling Stones in 1975, she also acted as their press liaison.[3][7] She hosted the USA Network's Radio 1990 television series (1983—86) and conducted an interview with Freddie Mercury in 1984.[8][9]
Robinson is the author of Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls, a discussion of the rock and roll women she interviewed, and a memoir, There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll, about her life as a music journalist.[3] She also wrote the novel Walk on Glass.[3][10][11] She is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and is the former editor of Rock Scene.[3] She has also written music criticism for the New York Post.[3]
Robinson was married to the late music producer and radio host Richard Robinson.[1][3][12]
- Walk on Glass (1982). ISBN 9780517479025
- There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll (2014). ISBN 9781594487149
- Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music and Fame (2020). ISBN 9781627794909
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