For Lol Tolhurst, co-founder the influential “goth” band The Cure, it's all of the above.
He explores what he calls “the last true alternative outsider subculture” in a new book titled, “Goth: A History,” published late last month by Hachette.
From there, the book dives into gothic literature and the French existentialists, whom Tolhurst considers formative to the subculture.
LA was also home to the psych rock band the Doors, who were the first group described as “gothic rock" — by critic John Stickney in 1967.
Elsewhere, he draws connections between goth and Catholicism, a relationship Tolhurst believes goes beyond a shared iconography and morbidity.
Persons:
Tim Burton, Billie Eilish, Edgar Allan Poe's, Mary, Emily Brontë, Lol Tolhurst, “, ”, Tolhurst, It's, Joan Didion —, Nico, David Bowie, Molchat, Iggy Pop, Peter Murphy, tickling, John Stickney, everything's
Organizations:
ANGELES, Hachette, Joy Division, Bauhaus
Locations:
Southern California, London, Belarusian, New York City, England, Los Angeles, LA