Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of The Rock Stars
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06W5GQPBD |
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| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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S Riaz said Uncommon People. In this celebration of the rock star, David Hepworth takes us from 1955 to 1995, with every year revolving around one particular story. We begin, in 1955, with Little Richard recording, “Tutti Frutti,” after the lyrics have been cleaned up for airp
Good hair. A certain way of carrying themselves. Sexual charisma. Interesting shoes. To live out their songs. To stay young forever. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. No wonder many didn’t stay the course.In Uncommon People, David Hepworth zeroes in on defining moments and turning points in the lives of forty rock stars from 1955 to 1995, taking us on a journey to burst a hundred myths and create a hundred more.As this tribe of uniquely motivated nobodies went about turning themselves into the ultimate somebodies, they also shaped us, our real lives and our fantasies. An elegy to the age of the Rock Star, featuring Chuck Berry, Elvis, Madonna, Bowie, Prince, and more, uncommon people whose lives were transformed by rock and who, in turn, shaped our cultureRecklessness, thy name is rock.The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Recklessness. What did we s
He has won Editor and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer Award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. About the AuthorDavid Hepworth is a music journalist, writer, and publishing industry analyst who has launched several successful British magazines. . He is the radio columnist for the Guardian and a media correspondent for the newspaper, and the author of Never a Dull Moment. He presented the definitive BBC rock music program Whistle Test and anchored the coverage of Live Aid in '85
He is the radio columnist for the Guardian and a media correspondent for the newspaper, and the author of Never a Dull Moment. He has won Editor and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer Award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. . He presented