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The Circles of Richard Hell

Today, 36 years after putting out *Blank Generation*, New York’s seminal punk rock record, Richard Hell releases an incredibly honest book reflecting on his youth and his time with bands The Heartbreakers and Richard Hell and the Voidoids. *I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp* is a glimpse into one of New York’s most mythic eras—the late ’70s and early ’80s—and Hell’s role at the front and center of it. In his seasoned writing style, Hell describes the intricacies of coming of age in dirty tenement apartments, moving from job to job, and being in one of the best punk acts on the scene. We sat down in a fifth-floor apartment in the East Village, where Hell wrote his book, to go over some of the trials of putting together one’s own memories.

Year: 2013

Clients: Interview Magazine

Category: Interview

Adam Taylor O'Reilly (b. 1985, Edmonton, Canada) is a creative director, designer, and writer, based in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2018, he has led design and brand creative at the Brooklyn Museum.

This site presents selected work across exhibitions, visual identities, writing, and code, 2009–present.