Seen as one of the most important and influential UK music journalists of the 1970s Nick Kent was presented with the NME 'God Like Genius' award in 2002 for his 30-year career as a rock writer. He is a contributor to the Guardian, The Times, Liberation, Mojo and GQ . In April 2010 Apathy for the Devil will be published. Coming from the man who was an apprentice to Lester Bangs, boyfriend of Chrissie Hynde, confidant of Iggy Pop, trusted scribe for Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, and early member of the Sex Pistols -it's a unique document of this most fascinating and troubling of decades - a story of inspiration, success and serious burn out.

• Kent is part of the Loops programme at Crossing Border. For Loops #1 Kent wrote a contribution about Nick Drake.