Why Marianne Faithfull matters
Pearson, Tanya, 1980 or 1981-2021
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First as a doe-eyed ingenue with 'As Tears Go By', then as a gravel-voiced phoenix rising from the ashes of the 1960s with a landmark punk album, Broken English, and finally as a genre-less icon, Marianne Faithfull carved her name into the history of rock 'n' roll to chart a career spanning five decades and multiple detours. Why, then, was Faithfull absent from the male-dominated history of the British Invasion? Putting memoir on equal footing with biographical accounts, historian Tanya Pearson writes about Faithfull as an avid fan, recovered addict and queer musician at a crossroads. Whether exploring Faithfull's rise to celebrity, her drug addiction and fall from grace as a spurned 'muse' or her reinvention as a sober, soulful chanteuse subverting all expectations for an ageing woman in music, Pearson reaffirms the deep connection between creator and listener in this remarkable feminist history of the iconic artist.
Why Marianne Faithfull matters / Tanya Pearson.
Pearson, Tanya, 1980 or 1981-, author
London : Faber & Faber, 2021.©2021
179 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references, discography and filmography.
9780571368969 (hbk)9780571368969
782.42166092782.42
English
486723
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 782.42 FAI | Available |