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Good Pop, Bad Pop - by Jarvis Cocker (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The Sunday Times bestselling hit memoir from Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker.
- About the Author: Jarvis Cocker is a musician & broadcaster from the north of England.
- 368 Pages
- Music, Individual Composer & Musician
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About the Book
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2022.Book Synopsis
The Sunday Times bestselling hit memoir from Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. 'It's real gold... its storytelling first class' Sunday Times What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions: Who do you think you are? Are clothes important? Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here? From a Gold Star polycotton shirt to a pack of Wrigley's Extra, from his teenage attempts to write songs to the Sexy Laughs Fantastic Dirty Joke Book, this is the hard evidence of Jarvis's unique life, Pulp, 20th century pop culture, the good times and the mistakes he'd rather forget. This is not a life story. It's a loft story. 'Nostalgic, playful and beautifully designed' Daily Mail 'Brilliant...lurid, entertaining' Daily Telegraph 'Terrific... Very funny' Guardian * A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Daily Mail and Uncut *Review Quotes
Brilliant... accessible, pithy, lurid, entertaining, even laugh-out-loud funny... we can only hope that Cocker has enough tat for a second volume.--Telegraph Poignant in a subtle, understated way; Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time for the age of the Ford Cortina... This book is about a very normal childhood and the everyday detritus it left behind. Common people indeed.--Times Incredibly entertaining...a trip through the things that have made him who he is.--Evening Standard, *Books to Look Out For 2022* Rummage through its pages - through the plastic and nylon, the tin and vinyl - and it's real gold, its shirts second-hand, of course, but its storytelling first class.--Sunday Times Brilliant... Good Pop, Bad Pop is more than anyone dared hope for--i Absolutely fabulous at once very witty, self-depreciating and moving.--Evening Standard Thoughtful and very funny... terrific--The Guardian Engaging and evocative. He [Cocker] paints a vividly drab picture of the north of England under Thatcherism. And his book is beautiful to look at, too, set out like pop art.--Daily Express Like a pop culture Proust... a testament to just how rich this junk is that Cocker can weave such a compelling take.--Record Collector Insightful and delightful.--Hi-Fi Choice
About the Author
Jarvis Cocker is a musician & broadcaster from the north of England. He formed the band Pulp in 1978 whilst at secondary school. They went on to become one of the most successful UK groups of the 1990s. Between 2009 & 2017 he presented the BBC 6Music programme "Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service" as well as the ongoing, award-winning BBC Radio 4 documentary series "Wireless Nights". He has honorary doctorates from both Sheffield Hallam University & Central Saint Martin's School of Art (which he attended 1988-91). His lyric collection "Mother, Brother, Lover" was published by Faber in 2011. "Good Pop, Bad Pop " is his first work of long-form prose. He divides his time between Paris, London & the Peak District. His star-sign is Virgo.Dimensions (Overall): 7.86 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .87 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Individual Composer & Musician
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Jarvis Cocker
Language: English
Street Date: October 17, 2023
TCIN: 1008498609
UPC: 9781784707910
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-8307
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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