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Dayglo!: The Creative Life of Poly Styrene by Celeste Bell, Zoe Howe (Hardcover, 2019)
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(ISBN-13: 9781785586163, 978-1785586163. The Story Of The Slits, amongst many others). Based on interviews with those who knew and loved Poly whether personally or through music, this oral history book includes testimonies from Vivienne Westwood, Don Letts, Glen Matlock, Jonathan Ross, Neneh Cherry, The Slits Tessa Pollitt, Thurston Moore, Jon Savage, and many others.
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Poly Styrene was a singer-songwriter, an artist, a free-thinker, a post-modern style pioneer and a lifelong spiritual seeker: a true punk icon. But this rebel queen with the cheeky grin was also a latter-day pop artist with a wickedly perceptive gift for satirising the world around her - her brightly coloured, playful aesthetic sharply at odds with the stark monochrome style and nihilism of punk. Here, for the first time, the vibrant jigsaw of Poly s inspiring and often moving story has been lovingly pieced together by her daughter, singer-songwriter Celeste Bell, and writer/artist Zoe Howe (author of the acclaimed Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits, amongst many others). From growing up mixed-race in Brixton in the 1960s, to being at the forefront of the emerging punk scene with X-Ray Spex in the 1970s, to finding faith with the Hare Krishna movement, to balancing single motherhood with a solo music career and often debilitating mental health issues, the book honestly and openly explores Poly s exceptional life, up until her untimely passing in 2011. Based on interviews with those who knew and loved Poly whether personally or through music, this oral history book includes testimonies from Vivienne Westwood, Don Letts, Glen Matlock, Jonathan Ross, Neneh Cherry, The Slits Tessa Pollitt, Thurston Moore, Jon Savage, and many others. Heavily illustrated throughout including personal photographs, flyers from the punk scene and hand-drawn artwork and lyrics for X-Ray Spex and beyond the book beautifully captures Poly Styrene s creative and personal legacy, reminding us that if anyone had the power to turn our worlds dayglo, it was her.Product Identifiers
PublisherOmnibus Press
ISBN-139781785586163
eBay Product ID (ePID)8046549744
Product Key Features
Book TitleDayglo!: the Creative Life of Poly Styrene
AuthorCeleste Bell, Zoe Howe
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2019
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages192 Pages
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Item Height285mm
Item Width210mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorCeleste Bell, Zoe Howe
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 15 Jan, 2020
Dayglo the creative life of poly styrene
Amazing book, a must for any old and young punk, an amazing womanVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
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A must read for anyone interested in early punk and the iconic Poly and her band X-Ray SpexVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
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