Here’s the rewind and context if you’re unsure who John Lurie is (And you’ll only be mildly forgiven if you don’t). A cult musician, actor, director and in recent years, painter, Lurie started his career in the New York scene in the 1970s and ‘80s with the provocative punk/jazz/afrobeat band the Lounge Lizards.
Lurie just seemed to be a magnet for stardom while seemingly missing most of it himself. He was a best friend and mentor to a young Jean Michel Basquiat, who saw the rise of New York artists first hand like Madonna, Julian Schnabel, knew Andy Warhol, etc.
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