R.I.P. punk poet and Basketball Diaries author Jim Carroll, who passed on Friday at age 60 from a heart attack. Carroll’s account of his teenage addiction to heroin was published in 1978, earning him fans including Patti Smith, who inspired him to form the Jim Carroll band — whose group’s best-known song was “People Who [...]
Allmusic Blog — R.I.P. punk poet and Basketball Diaries author Jim Carroll, who passed on Friday at age 60 from a heart attack. Carroll’s account of his teenage addiction to heroin was... more info