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Kim Fowley apparently wanted his dead body on a magazine cover; WFMU airing Fowley tribute shows this week

Kim Fowley

Rock n’ roll impresario Kim Fowley lived to shock, and apparently he wanted to do it after he was dead, too. According to TMZ, Fowley (who died last week), had a last wish: to be featured in corpse fetish mag Girls & Corpses:

According to emails Kim sent the publisher, a photog, and his then-girlfriend — the singer/songwriter wanted a full spread featuring a group of fetish models violating his corpse.

Kim said, “Snow [his GF] and her fetish friends, could mutilate the body, providing real blood & guts and set my bones and blood on fire.” He also said he’d fund the whole thing.

The publisher passed on the really gory stuff, but agreed to shoot his dead body with girls on top for the cover.

But here’s the snag. Kim moved on, found a new girlfriend who he married, and she has control of the body. But they can’t find her to allow them to shoot the body.

Whether Fowley was serious or just trying to get a final 15 seconds of media spotlight, the jury’s still out.

In other news, WFMU will be airing a couple tributes this week. Tonight (1/20) from 6 – 7 PM, “Arial View with Chris T” will feature guest Miriam Linna of Norton Records for an hour tribute. Then on Thursday (1/22) from 9 PM – midnight, Norton’s Billy Miller joins WFMU host Dave The Spazz for his show. Norton Records has released four volumes of Fowley series Lost Treasures which culls recordings from 1959 – 1969.

Check out Kim’s classic 1977 appearance on Tom Snyder’s “punk” episode of The Tomorrow Show below…

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