"I Learned to Write at Beyond Baroque"

"Asked if he ever feels like he's caught in an '80s timewarp, Doe says no.
"'There's always something different, and I don't think I'm trying to protect myself from feeling [nostalgic] because there's young people at the show, and they're looking at Exene as a role model,' he says. 'When I see that, I feel like we've succeeded. …
"'There’s also an element of authenticity, which has become a buzzword lately. There's so many things that are virtual and digital and not born through blood, sweat and tears and fire and sliding off the road at two in the morning. … I think young people want to see that and they want to feel that.'"

Bliss Bowen in The Argonaut talks with Exene Cervenka and John Doe from X.