Will Hodgkinson Street-Level Superstar (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Street-Level SuperstarCondition: NewSubtitle: A Year With Lawrence: 'One of the great Pop biographies' SUNDAY TIMESISBN-10: 1785120220EAN: 9781785120220ISBN: 9781785120220Publisher: Nine Eight BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/05/2024Description: Rough Trade Book of the YearUncut Book of the Year Mojo Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Resident Book of the YearA Telegraph Book of the Year'One of the great Pop biographies' SUNDAY TIMES'Will has finally written his masterpiece. I'm glad I could be of assistance' LAWRENCE'Essential reading' JARVIS COCKERLawrence is the greatest pop star who never made it, his dreams of glory thwarted over the past five decades by bad luck and self-sabotage. At sixty-one, he set off on a new mission: to escape poverty, obscurity and the humiliation of kids at the bus stop laughing at him by writing a smash hit. But what is the cost of a dream?In 1980, Lawrence formed Felt, who released ten albums and ten singles in ten years before splitting up. In 1991, he reinvented himself with novelty-pop outfit Denim. Signed to EMI, riding the wave of Britpop, in 1997, Denim's song 'Summer Smash' became Radio 1's Single of the Week and looked like a sure-fire hit. Then Princess Diana was killed in a car crash. All copies were melted down. Crushing depression, addiction and homelessness followed... but in the face of it all, Lawrence never gave up.In Street-Level Superstar, bestselling author and journalist Will Hodgkinson follows Lawrence as he rebuilds his life. He gets mistaken for an old lady by an amorous pensioner, is reduced to dragging sacks of 2p coins to his local bank and wanders through London's distant suburbs in search of lyrical inspiration. As they walk together down rain-soaked streets, Will tells the story of Britain's most eccentric cult star. Will he write the greatest song the world has ever known before the year is out? And was it worth sacrificing everything - family, relationships, health, sanity - for art?Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 240mmItem Length: 162mmItem Width: 32mmItem Weight: 555gAuthor: Will HodgkinsonGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Business & Finance, Music Dance & Theatre, MedicineRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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