Iggy Pop: Open Up And Bleed
The Biography
$25.20
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2008
Summary
Iggy Pop’s life has been one of extraordinary highs and terrifying lows. Infamous for his wild ways, he is also a towering figure of the rock scene - hugely influential, charismatic and provocative. Every “mad, bad, dangerous to know” rock star owes a debt to him, and the stories of his shocking behaviour are legendary. But Iggy Pop is also, to a large extent, a construct, the alter ego of the quietly spoken and intriguing Jim Osterberg: the kid voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by his classmate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751538106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751538108 |
| Author: | Paul Trynka |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 129mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Sphere |
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Critics Review
Paul Trynka gets under Iggy Pop s skin to reveal the real Jim Osterberg. OPEN UP AND BLEED is a hugely impressive feat of research and insights, packed full of yarns that ll make your hair stand on end - Barney Hoskyns, author of HOTEL CALIFORNIA
With its recurring themes of drug addiction, public masochism and self-sabotage, Iggy s story effectively tells itself, but Trynka captures the essential duality of a man as well-versed in Greek art as he is in panhandling for heroin on Sunset Boulevard … [an] entertaining and insightful study of one of rock s most enduringly remarkable characters - QCompelling. Trynka paints an artful portrait of a rock star who is ‘decadent right through to his sweet, Midwestern heart’ - OBSERVER‘Incorporates just about every depravity you could wish for in a rock biography: indecent exposure, under-age sex, self-mutilation, psychiatric disorder, drug abuse, infidelity, betrayal, violence, death and David Bowie… When you strip away all the nonsense, Iggy is a pro. Trynka too - GUARDIAN Trynka s well-researched biography offers not only a small army of previously unseen photos, but the truth behind Iggy s rise from smalltown nobody to internationally recognised bad boy of rock. It offers insights also into some of his high-profile relationships, notably with David Bowie - HERALDAbout The Author
Paul Trynka
Paul Trynka is a music journalist and the ex-editor of Mojo. He lives in South London.
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