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Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith
Door Mark E. Smith
Categorie | Popmuziek & Modern |
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Boeknummer | #342882-XH17 |
Titel | Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith |
Auteur | Smith, Mark E. |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | London : Penguin Books |
Jaar van uitgave | 2009 |
ISBN10 | 0141028661 |
ISBN13 | 9780141028668 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Paperback, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | An autobiography that presents the author's take on the ups and downs of a band as notorious for its in-house fighting as for its great music; and on a life that has endured prison in America, drugs, bankruptcy, divorce, and the often bleak results of a legendary thirst. The only way to appreciate the legendary Mark E Smith is to encounter the man in his own words. 'Ranting, raging, burning... relentlessly splenetic, a long and sustained rant... may also be the funniest music book ever written' - Observer 'Unutterably funny... a riot of aimings and blamings and score-settlings. Smith manages to have a right laff, and reveal himself as a figure of dazzling sociological import' - Independent on Sunday The Fall are one of the most distinctive British bands ever, their music - odd, s... (Lees verder)pare, cranky and repetitious - an acknowledged influence on The Smiths, The Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Franz Ferdinand. And Mark E. Smith IS The Fall - 66 members came and went over the years yet he remained its charismatic leader until his death in 2018. 'If it's me and yer granny on bongos, it's The Fall.' - Mark E. Smith Mark was a professional outsider and all-round enemy of compromise, a true enigma. There have been a number of biographies of the legendary Smith, but this is the first time he opened up in a full autobiography. For the first time we hear his full, candid take on the ups and downs of a band as notorious for its in-house fighting as for its great music; and on a life that endured prison in America, drugs, bankruptcy, divorce, and the often bleak results of a legendary thirst. 'Remarkable, brilliant. A provocative joy. Smith's rant gushes like a furious fountain of razor-sharp invective over his childhood and the early days of The Fall, relationships/ marriage, the record industry/ musicians and his views on everything from football to mobile phones, from drinking and drugs to driving, from books to bankruptcy, from Paul Morley to pubs. Unbeatable' - Time Out 'Engrossing, exhausting, dense with fascinating detail. As both memoir and cultural history, Renegade is a remarkable achievement' - Daily Telegraph |
Pagina's | 235 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 5,00 |
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