Who is Kevin Coyne? (Episode 66)

Kevin Coyne released over 40 albums in the course of his 35-year
career. He would be hailed and championed by the likes of John
Peel, Richard Branson, Johnny Rotten, the Mekons, Sting, and Will
Oldham. He unceremoniously rejected an offer from Elektra Records
to be the dead Jim Morrison’s replacement in the Doors, quipping
that he didn’t like leather pants. He wrote scores of songs about
the fringes of humanity dealing with mental illness and addiction
with empathy and poise that few could match in even a single song.
He penned bizarre operas and theme albums about nefarious
characters including the notorious mobsters, the Kray Brothers,
subversive comedian Frank Randle, the evil-incarnate Moor
Murderers, and the acid-damaged Syd Barrett.   And he
would remain known as someone who is famously unknown. Highway
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