Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. - Couverture souple

Albertine, Viv

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571297757 ISBN 13 : 9780571297757

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 2014

Synopsis

Let others who were there tell their versions if they want to. This is mine. In 1970, Viv Albertine knew she wanted to be in a band, but had never seen a woman play electric guitar. Seven years later, she was the guitarist in the hugely influential all-female punk band, the Slits. This is the story of how, through sheer will, talent and fearlessness, she forced herself on to a male-dominated music scene and became part of a movement that changed music. Everything is here, unvarnished and unwashed: art school, squatting, hanging out in Sex with Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, spending a day chained to Sid Vicious, on tour with The Clash, and being part of a brilliant, pioneering group of women making musical history. The result is a raw, thrilling story of life on the frontiers, and a candid account of what happened post-punk, taking in a career in film, IVF, illness, divorce - and making music again, twenty-five years later. This is a truly remarkable memoir, told in Viv's frank, irreverent and distinctive voice. Utterly shocking, very funny and ruthlessly honest, it is the story of a life lived unscripted, told from the heart.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Songwriter and musician Viv Albertine was the guitarist in the hugely influential female punk band The Slits. A confidante of the Sex Pistols and the Clash, Viv was a key player in British punk culture. Alongside The Slits, she collaborated with numerous musicians, including Adrian Sherwood, before marking out a career in television and film production. After a hiatus of twenty-five years, Viv's first solo album, The Vermillion Border, was released in 2012 to great critical acclaim.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Paperback edition of this story of a life unscripted, told from the heart, from the guitarist of influential '70s all-girl band, The Slits, who fearlessly took on the male-dominated music scene. Also tells of her life after punk, taking in IVF, illness, divorce and a career in film

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0571297757
• ISBN 13: 9780571297757
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432