Marc Spitz grew up viewing Manhattan as his ticket to life as a "real artist." He stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, lived in the pre--gentrified East Village, and fell into the heroin--plagued social scene of the Lower East Side. Soon he was on a mission to recast himself as the ultimate rock writer--the likes of his heroes,Nick Kent and Lester Bangs--going toe--to--toe and line--for--line with the biggest, most dangerous rock--and--roll stars. Of course, it couldn't last. In Poseur, Spitz tells a deeply personal story of dread and resolve that doubles as an unforgettable eulogy to the '90s Manhattan of Courtney Love, Morrissey, Alan Ginsberg, Damien Hirst, Joe Strummer, and Pavement, to name a few--in all of its Internet--bubble, cocaine--fueled glamour.