David Fricke

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David Fricke is a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. In the 1990s, he was Managing Editor[1] before stepping down.

[edit] Background

David Fricke is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Before joining Rolling Stone, where he is now senior editor, he wrote for Circus and Good Times. Even critics of Rolling Stone regard him as one of the most passionate, influential and knowledgeable music writers. His most recent cover story for RS was an exclusive profile of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their album Stadium Arcadium.

Fricke appeared in the Wilco documentary, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. In a comment about the way American culture expects instant gratification.

Fricke's interviews with Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love for Rolling Stone, prior to Cobain's death, were widely cited. In one, Love spoke of an unrecorded song that Cobain wrote prior to his suicide titled "Me and My IV," which was recorded to "Do, Re, Me."

Fricke wrote the Pink Floyd cover story detailing the then feud of Roger Waters and David Gilmour. He also appeared on the Classic Albums documentaries on the making of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Def Leppard's Hysteria, Nirvana's Nevermind and Metallica's Metallica (Black Album).

Fricke called Phish "the most important band of the nineties" in the 1999 year-end issue of Rolling Stone.

Fricke today writes the Fricke's Picks column in the Rolling Stone record review section.

Fricke has also stated that the Danish experimental band "Under byen" (Under the city) is probably the best band in the world.[2]

[edit] Liner Notes

Fricke has written liner notes for a number of compilations and box sets, including:

• The 1993 Moby Grape compilation, Vintage: The Very Best of Moby Grape

• The 1995 Hüsker Dü live album, The Living End

• The 1995 Velvet Underground box set, Peel Slowly and See

• The 1996-97 Byrds CD reissue series

• The 1999 Ramones compilation, Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology

• The 2002 Nirvana "best-of" compilation, Nirvana

• The 2005 Violent Femmes "best of" compilation, Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes