“Fifteen years ago Kent published The Dark Stuff, a collection of his finest music journalism, a book to rank alongside Greil Marcus’ Mystery Train, Nik Cohn’s Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom and Jon Savage’s England’s Dreaming; Apathy for the Devil might even be better than that.”

—DYLAN JONES, GQ

“As an eyewitness account of the dangerous excesses of the 1970s rock scene, Apathy for the Devil is in a compulsively readable class of its own. . . . Almost every page contains an anecdotal gem. . . . It’s a miracle, frankly, that Kent survived to tell this tale, but as anybody who romps through Apathy for the Devil will agree, we’re all lucky that he did.”

—ROBERT SANDALL, Sunday Times

“While Apathy for the Devil adds some backstory to his classic interviews, it’s also a ‘my-drug-hell’ tale dispensed with a bleak wit and brutal candour. . . . Full of fabulous rock tittle-tattle but also some uncomfortable home truths, this is a book for anyone that’s ever read a music magazine from cover to cover but still wanted to know more.”

—MARK BLAKE, Q Magazine

“Kent tackles his autobiography, as he does his music writing, throwing himself headlong into it and re-experiencing every minute. . . . The magnetic open-heartedness that drew his subjects close lies at the centre of this work, drawing the reader closer too.”

—LOIS WILSON, Mojo

“This is a terrific read imbued with chaos and nihilism, brilliant insights into the lives of Iggy, Bowie, Keith Richards and Lester Bangs, and a lesser-heard take on the cynical, bully-boy tactics of punk—something Kent suffered at the hands of. And if his hazy memory bends the truth at any stage, it only enhances the dark, dangerous picture he paints.”

—CHRIS PARKIN, Time Out

“A blast for every boy and girl who dreamed of being part of the great bacchanalia.”

—AIDAN SMITH, the Scotsman

“[Kent’s] memory bank of stories is a mile deep. . . . [Apathy for the Devil] is worth getting just for the sections about Lou Reed. . . . Kent’s storytelling gifts are considerable and enviable.”

—JONATHAN O’BRIEN, Sunday Business Post

“Even if you have an ounce of rock ‘n’ roll in your body, you’ll appreciate these you-couldn’t-make-it-up tales of success, excess and burnout.”

—JOHN LONGBOTTOM, Rock Sound

“A tome filled with [Kent’s] untold stories, thousands of them, every one of which a mortal man could dine out on for the rest of his days. But Kent just keeps going, often donating only a single sentence to life-shattering events. It makes his book not just a biography but a thriller; a high-octane chase through a decade’s musical history.”

—SAM WOLFSON, NME