Roderick Edward "Legs" McNeil (born January 27, 1956 in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States) is an American music journalist. He is one of the three original founders of the seminal Punk Magazine that gave the movement its name; as well as being a former editor at Spin Magazine and editor-in-chief of Nerve Magazine. His regular column in Vice is read by over two hundred thousand readers each week.
At the age of 19, McNeil gathered with two high school friends, John Holmstrom and Ged Dunn and decided to create "some sort of media thing" for a living. Holmstrom had an idea of combining comics with rock n roll. They settled upon a magazine, assuming that people would "think [they were] cool and hang out with [them]" as well as "give [them] free drinks", and it worked. Within days of its first publication, Punk Magazine, McNeil, Holmstrom, and Dunn were famous.
The name "Punk" was decided upon because "it seemed to sum up...everything...obnoxious, smart but not pretentious, absurd, ironic, and things that appealed to the darker side". Holstrom wanted to call it "Teenage News Gazette" to which Ged said,"Absolutely not." The name Punk was Legs McNeil's idea to which Ged agreed to instantly and John rather reluctantly.
You're taking this all way too hard
Put the barrel to my head
And by Christmas I'll be dead
Take my life
I'm a hollow washed-out boy
Anyone today
I said take my life
I'm a hollow washed-out boy
Anyone
Somebody kill me
Put me out of my misery
Somebody kill me
Please kill me
(Repeat)
Set myself on fire on a rainy day
What you know is what you learn
Torch my world and watch it burn
You suck me dry
And I go limp from all your selfishness
(Repeat)
Take my life
I'm a hollow washed-out boy
Anyone today
You can take my life
I'm a hollow washed-out boy
Anyone
(Repeat Chorus)
You're taking this all way too hard
Colt 45 is in your hand
Shoot myself at your command
Take my life
I'm a hollow washed-out boy
Anyone