Good Pop, Bad Pop

Not a Life Story, but a Loft Story

Good Pop, Bad Pop
Jarvis Cocker
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Hardback
h240 x 159mm - 368pg
26 May 2022 UK
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9781787330566
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The funny, revealing, surprising and highly original memoir from Jarvis CockerWhat 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. And this accumulated debris of a lifetime reveals his creative process - writing and musicianship, performance and ambition, style and stagecraft. This is not a life story. It' s a loft story.
This incredibly entertaining. . . a trip through the things that have made him who he is. -- Jessie Thompson * Evening Standard, *Books to Look Out For 2022* *
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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781787330566
Published: 26 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 159mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 368

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