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Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City–based punk rock movement. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart.
Annie Leibovitz
American photographer (born 1949)

Henry Rollins
American musician
Robert Christgau
American music journalist (born 1942)

Cameron Crowe
American filmmaker and journalist (born 1957)
P. J. O'Rourke
American political satirist and journalist (1947–2022)
Peter Travers
American film critic and journalist
Lester Bangs
American music critic and journalist
Ellen Willis
American writer
Michael Hastings
American journalist (1980–2013)
Rob Sheffield
American music journalist (born 1966)
Jon Landau
American music critic, manager, and record producer
Joe Eszterhas
Hungarian-American screenwriter
Michael Azerrad
American music journalist
Stephen Holden
American writer and critic (born 1941)
Simon Reynolds
English music critic
Jim DeRogatis
American music critic
Jann Wenner
American magazine founder
Dave Marsh
American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host

Matt Taibbi
American author and journalist (born 1970)
Joe Klein
American journalist
Chuck Eddy
American journalist
Kurt Loder
American journalist

Jon Pareles
American journalist

Ralph J. Gleason
American music critic (1917–1975)
Scott Spencer
writer

David Fricke
American music critic
Richard N. Goodwin
American speechwriter (1931-2018)
Michelle Goldberg
American journalist
Jane Pratt
American journalist
Paul Nelson
American music critic (1936–2006)
David Lipsky
American author
Amy Arbus
American photographer (born 1954)
Will Hermes
American author, broadcaster, and music critic