Punk / Original and Proto
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24.49 €
There and Black Again : The Autobiography of Don Letts
Don Letts - Book - by Don Letts & Mal Peachey
(2021)
Don
Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator,
husband and father - has always defied conformity. A British-born son of
Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between London's punk and
reggae scenes - earning his reputation as the 'Rebel Dread'. In There
and Black Again, Don Letts looks back on his exceptional life, which has
seen him befriend Bob Marley after sneaking into his hotel, join The
Clash's White Riot tour as manager of The Slits and become one of the
UK's most highly regarded video directors just as the MTV boom hit.
Told
in part as scenes from a movie shot on location in London, Kingston,
New York City, Los Angeles, Windhoek, Salt Lake City and Goldeneye,
There and Black Again co-stars a cast of hundreds, including Joe
Strummer, John Lydon, Bob Marley, Chrissie Hynde, Chris Blackwell, Paul
McCartney, Nelson Mandela, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Chuck D.,
Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. With reflections on the Black
Lives Matter movement and the highs and lows of personal relationships,
this impactful book includes moments of civil unrest, live music, humour
and political struggle. There and Black Again is the refreshing and
often unexpected story of a man who has never been afraid to tread his
own path.