Vocalist, songwriter, and lead guitarist for the punk band Television.
Formed his band in New York after running away from a boarding school
in Delaware.
He is one of the three guitarist in the super-group "The Million Dollar Bashers" that were assembled specifically for the soundtrack of I'm Not There (2007), alongside Nels Cline from Wilco and Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth.
First iteration of NYC punk-era, art(ish)-rock band Television featured fellow-scenester Richard Hell on bass guitar.