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Exit Stage Left : The curious afterlife of pop stars
Afterlife of pop stars - Book - by Nick Duerden
(2022)
For
fans of music books from David Hepworth, Pete Paphides, Bob Stanley and
Craig Brown, as well as thought-provoking human interest stories like
Moondust by Andrew Smith, and books by Jon Ronson, Louis Theroux and
Stuart Maconie. Nick Duerden has spent many years interviewing the most
famous musicians on the planet. Without exception, they are at their
most interesting when they've peaked, and when they are on their way
down.
In
many ways, this is when these former idols are at their most heroic,
too, because they reveal themselves not only to be humane and sensitive,
but also still driven to create, to fulfil their lingering dreams, to
refuse to live quietly. Some sustain themselves on the nostalgia
circuit. Others continue to beaver away in the studio, no longer Abbey
Road so much as the garden shed.
The
desire for adulation is a light that never goes out. We live in a
culture obsessed by the notion of fame - the heedless pursuit of it, the
almost obligatory subsequent fallout. But what's it like to actually
achieve it, and what's it like when fame abruptly passes, and shifts, as
it does, onto someone else?These are tales of heroin addiction,
bankruptcy, depression, divorce - but also of optimism, a genuine love
of the craft, humility and hope.
All
of which makes EXIT STAGE LEFT a fascinating, laugh-out-loud funny and
often shocking look at what happens when the brightest of stars fall
down to earth. Featuring brand new interviews with the likes of: Bob
Geldof, Shaun Ryder, Robbie Williams, Roisin Murphy, Stewart Copeland,
Billy Bragg, Wendy James, Alex Kapranos, Joan Armatrading, Leo Sayer,
Gary Lightbody, Lisa Maffia, Tim Booth, Bill Drummond, Rufus Wainwright,
David Gray, and Justin Hawkins.
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