Boys Keep Swinging: A Memoir by Jake Shears (Hardcover, 2018)

BOOKS etc. (516992)
99.5% positive Feedback
Price:
£14.84
Free postage
Estimated delivery Thu, 1 May - Fri, 9 May
Returns:
60 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
New
ISBN-13: 9781785589690, 978-1785589690. Splitting life between Arizona and the Pacific West Coast, his childhood was marked by school bullies and the terror of the rise and misunderstanding surrounding the AIDS virus.

About this product

Product Information

`On the stage, Jake Shears is a triumphant explosion of unembarrassed carnality and charm. On the page, he's very much the same. Boys Keep Swinging is one courageous joyride of a memoir. It should be illegal for rock stars to write so beautifully.' - Armistead Maupin `The purpose of my life is to entertain. It's a constant feedback loop.' Before becoming lead singer in the fabulous Scissor Sisters, Jake Shears was Jason Sellards, just a kid with an unfathomable imagination and a love of He-Man dolls. Splitting life between Arizona and the Pacific West Coast, his childhood was marked by school bullies and the terror of the rise and misunderstanding surrounding the AIDS virus. With changes in age and geography Shears gradually found a sense of belonging - first in Seattle, then in the street life and lights of New York City in the late 90s where, with friends and musicians also thirsting for freedom and the stage, he would form Scissor Sisters and go on to sell out venues worldwide. This is a wide-eyed and determined coming-of-age story from a world famous LGBTQ+ icon, but its heartbeat is Shears' friendship with Mary Hanlon, who he met via The Edge, a prehistoric chatroom, when he was 15 and she was 21. For years Shears lived in New York with a landline for which only Mary knew the number. Although long-distance, self-absorption and changing circumstances would take their toll on the friendship, this was the safe-house that sheltered a pair of misfits from the unthinking prejudices of a fearful world, a haven to which both would always return, and for which Shears wrote the song 'Mary'.

Product Identifiers

PublisherOmnibus Press
ISBN-139781785589690
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046533745

Product Key Features

Book TitleBoys Keep Swinging: a Memoir
AuthorJake Shears
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2018
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorJake Shears
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

All listings for this product

Auction & Buy it now
Auction
Buy it now
Any condition
New
Pre-owned

Ratings and reviews

5.0
1 product rating
  • 1 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
  • 0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Most relevant reviews

  • Brilliant autobiography

    It's a great read.. entertaining, witty, poignant. .don't miss it

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned