Rotten Rita

Rotten Rita

Rotten Rita (real name Kenneth Rapp), sometimes referred to as "The Mayor", was an influential denizen of Andy Warhol's Factory. As an opera aficionado and an amphetamine dealer (and user) [cite book
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first = Mary
authorlink = Mary Woronov
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title = Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol Factory
publisher = Serpent's Tail/REI
date = 2000
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id = ISBN 1852427191
] , he touched the lives of many members of Warhol's artist collective. He was particularly close to Brigid Berlin.

Rapp's death (together with that of songwriter Doc Pomus) inspired Lou Reed, another famous Factory denizen, to compose his 1992 album "Magic and Loss". Lou Reed also makes mention of Rotten Rita in the song "Halloween Parade" on the album "New York" (1989).

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