Editing Nick Kent (section)

==Early life==
Kent, the son of a former [[Abbey Road Studios]] [[sound engineer]], began his career as a writer at age 21 in 1972,{{what?|reason=If he was born 24 December 1951 and he began writing aged 21 in 1972, that narrows the precise date of his first writing down to an eight day window!  Is there any reference to support this?  If not, this should be modified.|date=January 2020}} inspired by [[Jack Kerouac]] and [[Hunter S. Thompson]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/7264546/Apathy-for-the-Devil-A-1970s-Memoir-by-Nick-Kent-review.html ''The Telegraph. Apathy for the Devil: A 1970s Memoir by Nick Kent''] 20 February 2010</ref> 

Kent's writing talent was evident at college when, after analysing [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'', he was recommended to apply for further English study. But after dropping out of two universities he started to make a name for himself as a [[music critic]] in London's [[underground music]] scene.{{fact|date=January 2022}}