Curt Weiss (born 10 December 1959 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American writer, television producer, and, under the name Lewis King,[1] musician.
His writing has appeared in Classic Drummer magazine,[2] and as author of the 2017 book Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan’s Wild Ride.
[3] As a musician he has drummed with the Rockats[4] and Beat Rodeo[4] and with members of Holly and the Italians and the Modern Lovers.
In 1987, King began working with singer songwriter Elliott Murphy, whose band included former Modern Lovers bass player Ernie Brooks.
[21] Weiss’s first book, Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan’s Wild Ride - A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls, and Punk Rock, was released in September 2017.
There’s none of the deifications that writers tend to do when writing about a “hero” of theirs; it’s objective, fact-filled – painstakingly researched and simply fascinating…”[1] Jimi LaLumia wrote in PunkGlobe that, “‘Stranded In The Jungle’ is a must read…”;[23] Joe Whyte wrote in LouderthanWar.com, “I can safely say that Curt Weiss’s “Stranded In the Jungle”…is up there with “Please Kill Me”, “England’s Dreaming”, Andy Blade’s “Teenage Punk Rocker” and our own Brother John Robb’s “Punk; An Oral History” as one of the best accounts of the era of punk rock and the preceding years and aftermath.”[6] Michele Kirsch wrote in Glass Magazine, “…forensically detailed and brilliantly written… It’s one of those books that is so good, you get a mild panic attack as you approach the end of it…”[24] Negative critiques from Simon Wright in Only Rock and Roll, point out, “…the lamentably tabloid title…,” and notes that though, “…Weiss is himself a drummer…occasionally he discusses Nolan’s technique in some detail: I wish there was more of this.”[25]