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A letter from Morrissey at 17 to NME about the Sex Pistols

Shaun Usher (Letters of Note) found this amazing gem: Morrissey wrote this “epistle” to NME’s editors on June 19, 1976 to complain about the Sex Pistol’s lack of fashion sense. Beyond the yuks, there’s a little punk history in there: The Sex Pistols were, to some extent, Malcom McLaren repackaging and co-opting NYC proto-punk acts like the New York Dolls and Iggy Pop.

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