Robinson began her journalism career in 1969 at the suggestion of her husband, who asked her to take over a column he wrote for a British paper. Together, they founded the music magazine
Rock Scene in 1973. Robinson went on to write for a variety of publications, including
Interview,
Creem,
Rock Video, the
New York Post, and the
New Musical Express. She covered various popular artists and bands, including
the Rolling Stones,
Led Zeppelin,
John Lennon,
Queen,
Michael Jackson,
Duran Duran,
U2,
David Bowie,
Chrissie Hynde,
the Clash,
the Cure and
the Who. She also had a syndicated newspaper column,
Rock Talk. She hosted the
USA Network's
Radio 1990 television series (1983—86) and conducted an interview with
Freddie Mercury in 1984. In 1982, Robinson published the novel
Walk on Glass. She is also the author of a memoir,
There Goes Gravity (2014), about her life as a music journalist, and
Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls (2020), a book about women in the music industry. Robinson is currently a contributing editor for
Vanity Fair. ==Personal life==