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Jarvis Cocker’s sharp lyrics explore love, life, and late-night encounters.

Mother, Brother, Lover

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2012

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Summary

My breakthrough came when I stopped thinking, ‘I’ve got to be profound’ and started writing about everyday normal things.

Jarvis Cocker is widely regarded as one of the most original and memorable lyricists and performers of the last three decades. Here, for the first time, is a selection of sixty-six lyrics, presented with commentary and an introduction by the man himself.

In this volume, readers (and Pulp fans) will find such classic Jarvis lyrics as ‘Common People’, ‘Disco …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780571281916
ISBN-10:0571281915
Author:Jarvis Cocker
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Edition:Main
Release Date:1 November 2012
Weight:156g
Dimensions:14mm x 126mm x 195mm
A-Format
Mother, Brother, Lover by Jarvis Cocker - ISBN: 9780571281916
126 × 195 mm
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C-Format
A4
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About The Author

Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker has been making music for two-thirds of his life. Two dozen of these years (1978-2002) were spent in Pulp, a group with whom he enjoyed most of the experiences you can have as the singer in a band. Over this time, Jarvis went from being the quintessential outsider to being one of the most recognised and cherished figures in Britain. He brought a rare, bookish wit to the pop charts, and cut an original dash in a rock’n’roll world often dominated by reductive cliche.

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