Lester Bangs said he was the last thing we all agreed on.
Hendrix sketched him at 14, after seeing him in concert.
Tom Petty met him at age 11.
Beatles met him August 27, 1965.
Dylan met him once in Las Vegas in the mid 60's or 70's , and then once again in a dream.
Led Zeppelin saw him play live, then met May 11, 1974.
Bruce Springsteen fresh with success climbed the walls of Graceland, only to be told he wasn't home.
He served as a Rosetta Stone for a generation's rockers.
He was the one wearing the sneer and black leather.
Unfortunately, came the white jumpsuits and death.
Is he still relevant?
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