Steven Wells
Steven Wells | |
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| Born | 10 May 1960 Swindon, England |
| Died | 24 June 2009 (aged 49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Pen name | Seething Wells, Susan Williams, Swells |
| Occupation | Music critic, journalist, screenwriter, poet, novelist, film producer, publisher, comedian |
| Period | 1984–2009 |
| Genre | Punk lit |
| Subject | Rock music, punk culture, politics, anti-fascism |
Steven Wells (10 May 1960 – 24 June 2009) was a British journalist, author, comedian and punk poet born in Swindon, Wiltshire. He was best known for ranting poetry and his provocative, unapologetic music journalism. In June 2006, he wrote in the Philadelphia Weekly about his treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. After being in remission for a short time, he was diagnosed with enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma in January 2009 and died on 24 June 2009 in Philadelphia.