Worshipping David Bowie, Becoming Michael Jackson
Kurt Andersen talks with Tracy K. Smith, whose Life on Mars (which pays homage to David Bowie) just won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Michael Jackson impersonators keep their idol’s legacy alive. And the lead singer of the band Of Montreal learns everything he needs to know from Mick and Keith.
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