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It is a weird claim. Talking Heads, I believe, were squatting in the east village when they came to NYC. Many artists and musicians around that same time (mid
by jamesbritt 13y ago
It is a weird claim. Talking Heads, I believe, were squatting in the east village when they came to NYC. Many artists and musicians around that same time (mid '70s to mid '80s) did the same, in the East Village or over in the even more dangerous Alphabet City. (We're talking true post-apocalyptic decay and weirdness here.)
They could do this because no sane person would live there and pay rent if they could go elsewhere. Were it safe and clean there would have been considerable competition for living there, rents would go up, and the artists would be out.