Lisa Robinson


Lisa Robinson is an American journalist and writer. She was born and raised in Manhattan. She is married to music producer and radio host Richard Robinson. She is the author of the memoir There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll about her life as a music journalist. She also wrote the novel Walk on Glass. She is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. She has also written music criticism for New York Post. She is the former editor of Rock Scene.

Journalism

She began her journalism career, in 1969, at the suggestion of now-husband Richard Robinson, who asked her to take over a column he wrote for a British paper. Robinson wrote for a variety of publications, including Creem, the New York Post, and the New Musical Express. She covered various popular artists and bands, including The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Queen, Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, U2, David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, The Clash, The Who, and Patti Smith. She conducted a rare televised interview with Freddie Mercury in 1984.
She frequently covered acts playing at CBGBs in the 1970s. While she toured with The Rolling Stones in 1975 she also acted as their press liaison.

Works