{"product_id":"my-rock-n-roll-friend-main","title":"My Rock 'n' Roll Friend (Main)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI truly love this book. As a woman who's been in the music business over twenty-three years, I can relate to so much of it. Thorn's writing is important and necessary, as I realise how much I need a book to do the looking from my side of things. But it's not just a rebalance from the bore of yet another blokey book about the music world, Thorn pulls you into the love, to the scenes, heart-stopping moments, as if you were right there, wired in to see the world her way . . . and it finally makes sense--KATHRYN WILLIAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt's such a radical act - as well as loving one - for a woman to tell the story of her friend like this, and to free her (and all of us, it feels!) from the distorting prism of the male gaze. I honestly wanted to stand up and cheer!--MELISSA HARRISON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription for Sales People\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a singer-songwriter, Thorn spent 17 years in bestselling duo Everything But The Girl. Now she has over 85,000 Twitter followers, is a regular literary prize judge and writes a column for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew Statesma\u003c\/i\u003e (UK). \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her previous books \n\u003ci\u003eBedsit Disco Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eAnother Planet\u003c\/i\u003e were both \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e top ten bestsellers in the UK, selling over 20,000 copies each \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of Patti Smith, Viv Albertine, Nina Stibbe and Caitlin Moran. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracey Thorn\u003c\/b\u003e is a singer-songwriter and writer, best known for her seventeen years in bestselling duo Everything But The Girl. She has released four solo albums, one movie soundtrack, a large handful of singles, and three books, including the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAnother Planet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBedsit Disco Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London, with her husband Ben Watt and their three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@tracey_thorn traceythorn.com \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot only is this a vivid and heartfelt tribute to a mentor, it's also a thoughtful and moving meditation on the connective tissue of life-long friendship. Perhaps Thorn's best book yet-- \"The Bookseller, Editor's Choice\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuperb - Thorn has written the \n\u003ci\u003eMen Explain Things to Me\u003c\/i\u003e of musical memoirs-- \"TRAVIS ELBOROUGH\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA vivid and witty memoir of the friendship between Thorn and Lindy Morrison of the Go-Betweens, two women in a cultural world dominated by men . . . [Thorn] brings wit, candour and vividness to her storytelling . . . As well as providing a portrait of a mercurial and brilliant musician, the book exposes the sexism and hypocrisy of an industry . . . Entertaining, affectionate and righteous-- \"Guardian\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis book says so much about being a woman--COSEY FANNI TUTTI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMy Rock 'n' Roll Friend\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to treasure, brimming with empathy and good jokes. It's something of a lost art, writing well about your friends, and Tracey Thorn does it brilliantly, capturing the difficult bits with great honesty, and shining a light into a whole industry. The book is a rare opportunity to see one sublime artist in counterpoint to another, and all the sexist bullshit is revealed, all the love and trouble, as Thorn shows once again how to be a beautiful chronicler of what memory does and what life amounts to--ANDREW O'HAGAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaints a portrait of female friendship in the male-dominated world of rock 'n' roll-- \"NME\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPart eye-opening biography, this is also an act of redress, retelling The Go-Betweens' story as that of a trio, not a duo, and picking apart the gender-biased clichés of all male rock narratives. Crucially, it's also a moving tale of solidarity between two people who, at times, only seemed to have each other, for better and for worse-- \"Mojo\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA gorgeous, vivid account of female friendship, what it is to be a woman in a band, activism, art, motherhood, love and having men take credit for your work--SINÉAD GLEESON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThorn's new book, \n\u003ci\u003eMy Rock 'n' Roll Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, is settling scores for women . . . At the book's heart is friendship and feminism, but it is no triumphant tale. Thorn has her claws out, to settle scores on Morrison's behalf and to document the rampant sexism that persists in pop today-- \"Sunday Times\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilosophical and furious . . . Illuminates rock's double standards . . . This is a book about more than music: it recounts the intricacies of female friendship and its crush of projection, permission, allyship and trying-on-for-size-- \"Observer\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An exploration of female friendship and women in music, from the iconic singer-songwriter and bestselling author of Another Planet and Bedsit Disco Queen. In 1983, backstage at the Lyceum in London, Tracey Thorn and Lindy Morrison first met. Tracey's music career was just beginning, while Lindy, drummer for The Go-Betweens, was ten years her senior. They became confidantes, comrades and best friends, a relationship cemented by gossip and feminism, books and gigs and rock 'n' roll love affairs. Morrison - a headstrong heroine blazing her way through a male-dominated industry - came to be a kind of mentor to Thorn. They shared the joy and the struggle of being women in a band, trying to outwit and face down a chauvinist music media. In My Rock 'n' Roll Friend Thorn takes stock of thirty-seven years of friendship, teasing out the details of connection and affection between two women who seem to be either complete opposites or mirror images of each other. This important book asks what people see, who does the looking, and ultimately who writes women out of - and back into - history.\"--Publisher information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1983, backstage at the Lyceum in London, Tracey Thorn and Lindy Morrison first met. Tracey's music career was just beginning, while Lindy, drummer for The Go-Betweens, was ten years her senior. They became confidantes, comrades and best friends, a relationship cemented by gossip and feminism, books and gigs and rock 'n' roll love affairs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorrison - a headstrong heroine blazing her way through a male-dominated industry - came to be a kind of mentor to Thorn. They shared the joy and the struggle of being women in a band, trying to outwit and face down a chauvinist music media. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eMy Rock 'n' Roll Friend\u003c\/i\u003e Thorn takes stock of thirty-seven years of friendship, teasing out the details of connection and affection between two women who seem to be either complete opposites or mirror images of each other. This important book asks what people see, who does the looking, and ultimately who writes women out of - and back into - history. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eThorn, Tracey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracey Thorn\u003c\/b\u003e is a singer-songwriter and writer, best known for her seventeen years in bestselling duo Everything But The Girl. She was born and grew up as the youngest of three children in Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, where she learned the piano, enjoyed underaged drinking, and started her first band while still at school. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince then, she has released four solo albums, one movie soundtrack, a large handful of singles and two books, including the \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir, \n\u003ci\u003eBedsit Disco Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and currently writes a column for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London, with her husband Ben Watt and their three children. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@tracey_thorn traceythorn.com \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorn, Tracey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2021-09-07\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Memoirs|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Music|Music|Genres \u0026amp; Styles|Pop Vocal|Music|Genres \u0026amp; Styles|Rock|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Friends and associates|Morrison, Lindy|Everything But the Girl (Musical group)|Women singers|Great Britain|Biographies|Thorn, Tracey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786898227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781786898227\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52148377944345,"sku":"SP-9781786898227","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781786898227_spiral.png?v=1774232178","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/my-rock-n-roll-friend-main","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}