James Graham Ballard passed into the aether after an illustrious career as a novelist. He was born in China and endured WWII in a Shanghai internment camp as a child. Prison, war, atroocity, and a warped childhood spell writer and JG Ballard delighted the lovers of weird with CRASH, CONCRETE JUNGLE, and his infamous the pamphlet "Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan".
His works were inspiration for innumerable musicians; "Down in the Park" by Gary Numan and "Warm Leatherette" by The Normal.
I'm still waiting for someone to make CONCRETE JUNGLE.
Outlaw trash.
To hear WARM LEATHERETTE click on this URL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZKAa4kCARY&feature=related
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