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In 1991, legendary but down-and-out rock critic Paul Nelson was making a comeback and landed his dream assignment: fly from New York to Los Angeles and, separately, interview two of the most disparate popular music talents imaginable - Leonard Cohen and Lucinda Williams. Nelson reaches them at a time in their careers when both of them struggle with their respective record companies to be better understood and to be taken seriously. Nelson treats them as they deserve to be treated - as artists whose reputations as singer-songwriters are nonpareil. Over several days each, he burns over five and a half hours of tape talking with Williams and another ten and a half with Cohen, exploring their childhoods and upbringing, loves and losses, musical influences, and more. Neither of these journalistic treasures had seen the light of day by the time of Nelson's death in 2006. I Like People That Can't Sing, in addition to making these interviews available for the first time anywhere, takes a hard look at the reasons behind Nelson's inability to bring them and other landmark interviews to fruition.

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Kevin Avery has published over 300 articles and short stories. His books books include the bio-anthology Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson (which The New York Times selected as ""Editors' Choice"") and two books based on previously unpublished interviews by Paul Nelson. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s and is widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation. Her iconic songs include ""Luka"" and ""Tom's Diner.""

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