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Uncommon people : the rise and fall of the rock stars

Hepworth, David, 1950-2017
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The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations. What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. Talent we wished we had. What did we want of them? To be larger than life but also like us. To live out their songs. To stay young forever. No wonder many didn't stay the course. Here, David Hepworth zeroes in on defining moments and turning points in the lives of 40 rock stars from 1955 to 1995, taking us on a journey to burst a hundred myths and create a hundred more.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Bramhall LibraryAdult non-fiction hardback782.42166 HEPAvailable
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam Press, 2017.
Collation:
xviii, 347 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780593077627 (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.421660922782.42166782.42166 HEP782.421
Language:
English
BRN:
2481009
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