About the Author

Gerrie Lim has been a professional pop culture observer since 1980 and is the author of "Inside the Outsider "and" Invisible Trade." He is a music journalist and has worked for publications such as "Billboard," "Details," "Elle," "Harper's Bazaar," "L.A. Style," "Playboy," and "The""Wall Street Journal." He has interviewed many rock luminaries, including Beck, Bjork, David Bowie, Joan Jett, R.E.M., Smashing Pumpkins, Patti Smith, Richard Thompson, and Pete Townshend. He lives in Los Angeles and Singapore.