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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670025631
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Book TitleMan Called Destruction : The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicComposers & Musicians
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorHolly George-Warren
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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LCCN2013-041158
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ReviewsA thoroughly reported biography illuminating the life and work of one of the more mystifying and influential cult figures in rock.... Chilton receives the biography he deserves. ~ Kirkus Reviews (starred) "The immensely gifted and highly influential musician Alex Chilton has long deserved a big biography. Holly George-Warren's meticulously researched and beautifully written book shows us Chilton in all his mysterious glory. A Man Called Destruction gets to the heart of the man by focusing on the music he made (and the music that made him) with great precision and authority. I loved reading this sensitive, sympathetic, and intelligent portrait of a complicated and important figure." ~Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia "This book is the very definition of a labor of love. Every page of it is infused with Holly George-Warren's affection for and deep understanding of Alex Chilton and his groundbreaking work. Even its most candid moments are presented with empathy and a profound respect. Chilton could be thorny and difficult character -- he is fortunate to have found a biographer eager to untangle the knots of his character and to find the sweet heart beating within." ~Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone , "One of the most important music biographies of the year." ~ Flavorwire "A thoroughly reported biography illuminating the life and work of one of the more mystifying and influential cult figures in rock.... Chilton receives the biography he deserves." ~ Kirkus Reviews (starred) "The immensely gifted and highly influential musician Alex Chilton has long deserved a big biography. Holly George-Warren's meticulously researched and beautifully written book shows us Chilton in all his mysterious glory. A Man Called Destruction gets to the heart of the man by focusing on the music he made (and the music that made him) with great precision and authority. I loved reading this sensitive, sympathetic, and intelligent portrait of a complicated and important figure." ~Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia "This book is the very definition of a labor of love. Every page of it is infused with Holly George-Warren's affection for and deep understanding of Alex Chilton and his groundbreaking work. Even its most candid moments are presented with empathy and a profound respect. Chilton could be thorny and difficult character -- he is fortunate to have found a biographer eager to untangle the knots of his character and to find the sweet heart beating within." ~Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone , "It's a credit to Warren's unflinching tone that the Chilton of Destruction is a charismatic, oft-frustrating man unwilling to kowtow to anything or anyone ... You'll never hear his music the same way again." ~LA Times " A Man Called Destruction is also the only thing about this criminally under-appreciated band you'll ever need to read. It does more than all the articles, books, documentary films, and cover albums with liner notes written by famous fanboys about how important and life-changing Big Star's recordings were combined…Nobody has done such a great job telling his story before. This is what makes Holly George-Warren's achievement such an important one, and A Man Called Destruction one of the most important books on the life and work of a musician to come out this year." ~Jason Diamond, Flavorwire "This book is all Chilton, all the way." ~The New York Times "A revelatory account of [Chilton's] career." ~NPR "A thoroughly reported biography illuminating the life and work of one of the more mystifying and influential cult figures in rock.... Chilton receives the biography he deserves." ~ Kirkus Reviews (starred) "The immensely gifted and highly influential musician Alex Chilton has long deserved a big biography. Holly George-Warren's meticulously researched and beautifully written book shows us Chilton in all his mysterious glory. A Man Called Destruction gets to the heart of the man by focusing on the music he made (and the music that made him) with great precision and authority. I loved reading this sensitive, sympathetic, and intelligent portrait of a complicated and important figure." ~Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia "This book is the very definition of a labor of love. Every page of it is infused with Holly George-Warren's affection for and deep understanding of Alex Chilton and his groundbreaking work. Even its most candid moments are presented with empathy and a profound respect. Chilton could be thorny and difficult character -- he is fortunate to have found a biographer eager to untangle the knots of his character and to find the sweet heart beating within." ~Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone, " A Man Called Destruction is also the only thing about this criminally under-appreciated band you'll ever need to read. It does more than all the articles, books, documentary films, and cover albums with liner notes written by famous fanboys about how important and life-changing Big Star's recordings were combined…Nobody has done such a great job telling his story before. This is what makes Holly George-Warren's achievement such an important one, and A Man Called Destruction one of the most important books on the life and work of a musician to come out this year." ~Jason Diamond, Flavorwire "A thoroughly reported biography illuminating the life and work of one of the more mystifying and influential cult figures in rock.... Chilton receives the biography he deserves." ~ Kirkus Reviews (starred) "The immensely gifted and highly influential musician Alex Chilton has long deserved a big biography. Holly George-Warren's meticulously researched and beautifully written book shows us Chilton in all his mysterious glory. A Man Called Destruction gets to the heart of the man by focusing on the music he made (and the music that made him) with great precision and authority. I loved reading this sensitive, sympathetic, and intelligent portrait of a complicated and important figure." ~Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia "This book is the very definition of a labor of love. Every page of it is infused with Holly George-Warren's affection for and deep understanding of Alex Chilton and his groundbreaking work. Even its most candid moments are presented with empathy and a profound respect. Chilton could be thorny and difficult character -- he is fortunate to have found a biographer eager to untangle the knots of his character and to find the sweet heart beating within." ~Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal782.42166092 B
SynopsisThe first biography of the influential musician and forebear of the indie-rock scene Alex Chilton s story is rags to riches in reverse, beginning with teenage rock stardom and heading downward. Following stints leading 60s sensation the Box Tops ( The Letter ) and pioneering 70s popsters Big Star ( the ultimate American pop band "Time"), Chilton became a dishwasher. Yet he rose again in the 80s as a solo artist, producer, and trendsetter, coinventing the indie-rock genre. By the 90s, acolytes from R.E.M. to Jeff Buckley embodied Chilton s legacy, ushering him back to the spotlight before his untimely death in 2010. In the career-spanning and revelatory "A Man Called Destruction," longtime Chilton acquaintance Holly George-Warren has interviewed more than 100 bandmates, friends, and family members to flesh out a man who presided over and influenced four decades of American musical history, rendered here with new perspective through the adventures of a true iconoclast.", A brilliant songwriter, virtuosic vocalist, and accomplished guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was not only a bona fide rock star but perhaps the ultimate cult icon - one whose death on March 17, 2010, brought tributes from the New York Times to the House of Representatives. Chilton's career began with the 1967 hit 'The Letter,' on which the sixteen-year-old singer sang in a raspy baritone and created one of the epochal recordings of the era. But rather than following the usual rags-to-riches trajectory, Chilton worked his way downward; after stints in the chart-topping Box Tops and critically acclaimed, pioneering Big Star, he spent a decade experimenting with punk and roots music, eventually stepping away from his career and taking menial jobs as a dishwasher, janitor, and tree trimmer in New Orleans. By the mid-'90s, however, he rose again as an influential solo artist, producer, and trendsetter, with any number of indie bands laying claim to his legacy. Award-winning journalist Holly George-Warren's A Man Called Destruction is the first biography of Chilton and a revelatory portrait of this extraordinary artist. Chilton had an unusual upbringing as a well-born Memphis 'art brat,' the son of a jazz musician father and art dealer mother, but shadows hung over a life that seemed outwardly charmed. 'The Letter' brought him instant fame followed by six Top 40 hits, yet the ever-restless Chilton left the Box Tops in 1970, spent a year in New York honing his craft as a songwriter, and eventually joined seminal power-pop band Big Star. Despite classic tracks like 'September Gurls,' 'In the Street,' and 'Thirteen,' commercial success eluded the group, although artists such as R.E.M., Wilco, the Replacements, and Counting Crows widely cite Chilton and Big Star as inspirations. Following Big Star's flameout, Chilton's solo career found him drifting through New York City's punk scene, recording 'Bangkok' and producing the Cramps. After recording the shambolic Like Flies on Sherbert , he eventually landed in New Orleans. There, after a period of abstinence and manual labor, he experienced an artistic rebirth. Chilton not only began recording and writing again, developing a new devoted fan base, but be began touring, ultimately reuniting with both Big Star and the Box Tops in the 1990s. A Man Called Destruction is both the story of an extraordinary musician and a richly detailed chronicle of pop music's evolution from the mid-1960s through indie rock, in which Alex Chilton will always play a central role. Advance praise for A Man Called Destruction 'The immensely gifted and highly influential musician Alex Chilton has long deserved a big biography. Holly George-Warren's meticulously researched and beautifully written book shows us Chilton in all his mysterious glory. A Man Called Destruction gets to the heart of the man by focusing on the music he made (and the music that made him) with great precision and authority. I loved reading this sensitive, sympathetic, and intelligent portrait of a complicated and important figure.' Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia 'This book is the very definition of a labor of love. Every page of it is infused with Holly George-Warren's affection for a deep understanding of Alex Chilton and his ground-breaking work. Even its most candid moments are presented with empathy and a profound respect. Chilton could be thorny and difficult - he is fortunate to have found a biographer eager to untangle the knots of his character and to find the sweet heart beating within.' Anthony DeCurtis, contributing editor, Rolling Stone 'More than just the tale of a hugely talented, influential, and undervalued rock & roll singer-songwriter, this book is about how fame's vagaries mess wi
LC Classification NumberML420.C4737G46 2014
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