{"id":806391,"date":"2020-04-14T20:35:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T02:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=983999"},"modified":"2020-04-14T20:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T02:35:46","slug":"jimmy-webb-new-york-punk-style-icon-beloved-by-rock-royalty-dead-at-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/jimmy-webb-new-york-punk-style-icon-beloved-by-rock-royalty-dead-at-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Webb, New York Punk Style Icon Beloved by Rock Royalty, Dead at 61"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jimmy Webb, the iconic manager and buyer from famed New York clothing store Trash and Vaudeville who later opened his own store named I NEED MORE, died Tuesday morning at the age of 61. Webb\u2019s friend Heart Montalbano confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, <\/em>adding that t<\/span>he cause of death was cancer.<\/p>\n

While not a musician himself, Webb counted rock royalty like Iggy Pop, Guns N\u2019 Roses\u2019 Duff McKagan, Joan Jett and Blondie\u2019s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein as customers and friends. Following his death, numerous musicians paid tribute to the flamboyant New York City denizen.  <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all going to miss our wonderful friend Jimmy Webb,\u201d Debbie Harry said in a statement to Rolling Stone. <\/em>\u201cThere goes a lovely unique NYC character. I feel lucky to have known him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJimmy Webb was a great friend of mine,\u201d Sebastian Bach wrote<\/a>. \u201cI bought every pair of Cuban-heeled boots that I wore from 1987 \u2013 2011 at Trash & Vaudeville from Jimmy. Rest in peace brother we will miss you. You came from the time of true rock and roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a heart breaker. Jimmy, you are a treasure of New York. Always a positive energy. You always lived out loud,\u201d wrote Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong<\/a>, while McKagan added<\/a>, \u201cthe sweetest man and pure punk f*cking rock n roll. Jimmy has SUCH a story, and my family and I feel honored and loved to be a small part of his triumphant tale. We love you Jimmy\u2026we will miss you brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Webb began working at Trash and Vaudeville in 1999 and soon rose to become the store\u2019s top employee, as well as a manager and buyer. With an eye for the perfect-fitting skintight jeans and authentic style, he pulled together looks for punk rockers to pop stars alike, including outfitting everyone from the Ramones to Beyonce and Justin Bieber. The looks he had fashioned have been featured in Rolling <\/em>Stone, MTV and Vogue<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was one of a kind. He wasn\u2019t a famous, wealthy rock star. He looked like one, but actually worked his ass off at essentially a nine-to-five, but the pleasure he took from making everyone look fantastic and feel great seemed to be all he lived for. Lucky for him, he was really damn good at it,\u201d says Jasper McGandy, Webb\u2019s friend who worked at Trash and Vaudeville for two-and-a-half years. \u201cIt was fun to watch him interact with all the celebrities who would come in to shop, but it was even more enjoyable to watch him give discounts or hide a pair of pants for a kid that you knew had to save for the next six months to afford them. The man had a heart the size of his head.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to serving as a fashionista for the rock and roll set, Webb struggled with drug addiction and homelessness. Reared in Wynantskill, New York, he moved to Connecticut for a short stint in community college after graduating from high school. He told the New Yorker<\/em><\/a> that when he moved to New York, he got a job \u201cdelivering cocktails in a gay bar, and I could see where that would lead, and I wanted more,\u201d Webb said. \u201cI wanted to dance and live, so I took off into the streets by myself with all the other runaway boys. No fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

The self-described \u201crunaway boy\u201d loved dancing, something for which he took lessons for as a child, and frequented clubs like Studio 54. He would spend hours crafting his outfits before hitting the clubs. He told Vogue<\/em><\/a> that he long wanted to work at Trash and Vaudeville, but it wasn\u2019t until after he got clean in 1999 that he was hired to work there.<\/p>\n

In his time at Trash and Vaudeville, his audacious style and character resonated with his clientele and the neighborhood \u2014 he became, as Vogue<\/em><\/a> called him, the \u201creigning Mayor of St. Marks Place\u201d and \u201cpunk rock\u2019s unofficial shopkeeper.\u201d In 2017, he opened his own boutique called I NEED MORE, where he worked until his death.<\/p>\n

\u201cDressing is all about the whole look,\u201d he told the New Yorker<\/em> in 2007. \u201cIf one thing stands out, you\u2019re a beautiful coat walking down the street, or a pair of pants on the subway. With everything on, even if the elements are different from each other, it blends. You can\u2019t cross that line to Bozo, though. That\u2019s my new term, the Bozo line. You must never cross the Bozo line. I could look like Bozo right now, but instead I\u2019m totally fabulous. I just happen to look fabulous with thousands of dollars of clothes and jewels and a $20 shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Our friend, Jimmy Webb, a legend and a St. Marks St. legend, stylist of the punks, famous and not, has passed. I\u2019m so very sad and we\u2019ll all miss your energetic, warm soul. The city will not be the same without you. pic.twitter.com\/RI06gv8f0C<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Joan Jett (@joanjett) April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Jimmy Webb the last day of Trash and Vaudeville on Saint Marks NYC 2016.
Rest in rock peace Jimmy. \ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/t3shMtEEPd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Stein (@chrissteinplays) April 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Farewell, dear Jimmy. The sweetest, kindest, rock and roll soul. I\u2019ll never forget you. pic.twitter.com\/iTuq0Qw4gc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maureen Van Zandt (@MVZaGoGo) April 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The death of Jimmy Webb will be breaking many hearts today. He was a beautiful man of rare soul and grace with a huge heart. Unforgettable Character. Sweet Temperament. We will all remember!!xxxxx pic.twitter.com\/40YyuTZJcX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mick Rock (@TheRealMickRock) April 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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