Cruel To Be Kind
The Life and Music of Nick Lowe
$27.04
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2019
Summary
CRUEL TO BE KIND is the definitive account of Nick Lowe’s uncompromising life as a songwriter and entertainer, from his days at Stiff Records, to becoming the driving force behind Rockpile, to the 1979 smash hit ‘Cruel To Be Kind’.
Nick’s original compositions have been recorded by the best in the business, from enfant terrible of the New-Wave, Elvis Costello, to ‘The Godfather of Rhythm and Soul’, Solomon Burke; from household names, including Engelbert Humperdink, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472129161 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472129164 |
| Author: | Will Birch |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 153mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
Birch also knows a good Spinal-Tappish anecdote when he hears one and, drawing on Lowe’s formidable skill as a raconteur, this book is stuffed with them * Spectator * Brilliant biography of an undersung late-blooming treasure … subtly profound as well as wickedly entertaining, this biography does its subject scintillating justice * Mojo * Even the Jesus of Cool needs a St. Paul to spread his gospel and Will Birch is more than up to the task in Cruel to Be Kind. In this intimate, engrossing, and eye-opening biography of Nick Lowe, Birch reveals deep insights into the man and his work. It’s a book as elegant as one of Lowe’s songs: filled with just the right combination of pathos, humor, and wit, told with an economy of style, and nary a wasted word or sentence. Absolutely brilliant * Bob Mehr, author of the New York Times bestseller Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements *
About The Author
Will Birch
Will Birch is a former drummer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout the 1990s, Will wrote many articles for Mojo and other music magazines and in 2000 published his first book No Sleep Till Canvey Island - The Great Pub Rock Revolution.
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