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The Dark Stuff : Selected Writings on Rock Music Updated Edition

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"A mighty tome containing some of the best music journalism ever written." --Spectator In the cut-throat marketplace of rock 'n' roll music-making, there are two classes of people: the superstars and the slaves, the living legends and the lowly burn-outs. In The Dark Stuff, Nick Kent profiles twenty-two of the most gifted but often extremely self-destructive talents, from Brian Wilson to Miles Davis, Jerry Lee Lewis to Keith Richards, Syd Barrett to Kurt Cobain. Gamely extending the boundaries of so-called "new" journalism, Kent--a musician himself who played with the Sex Pistols in 1975 and later fronted The Subterraneans--tours with his subjects, listens to their heartrending confessions, and then captures their chaotic lives and thoughts in a way that provides rare insight into the world of big-money rock 'n' roll. This updated edition features chapters on Eminem, Johnny Cash, Prince, and Iggy Pop. "Kent is a superb interviewer ... he conveys the acne and the ecstasy of the adolescent spirit of rock--or what he calls 'the mixing of the Byronic and the moronic'--to perfection." --Guardian "Essential reading for anyone who has refused to take rock music at face value." --Evening Standard

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780306811821
  • ISBN-10: 0306811820
  • Publisher: Da Capo
  • Publish Date: October 2002
  • Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.13 pounds
  • Page Count: 400

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