X-Ray/the Unauthorized Autobiography - Couverture rigide

Davies, Ray

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0879516119 ISBN 13 : 9780879516116

Editeur : Overlook Pr, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Davies Ray

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The shocking and edgy memoirs of a dedicated enemy of fashion and the lead singer of The Kinks. 

This subversively brilliant, one-of-a-kind rock autobiography ingeniously styled as a biography, is written by a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called "the Corporation" to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time. The Kinks front man reveals his life and times to the young writer, often seemingly passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, "Top of the Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and other fixtures of the times fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part autobiography, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory it is.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ingeniously styled as a biography, this subversively brilliant rock memoir is the work of a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called 'the Corporation' to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers of all time. Tales of London and the swinging Sixties rock scene evolve as Davies reveals his life and times to the writer, often passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, Top of the Pops, the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and other fixtures of the period fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part memoir, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory that it is.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Overlook Pr
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0879516119
• ISBN 13: 9780879516116
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible