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Blitzed!: The Autobiography of Steve Strange by Steve Strange (Hardcover, 2002)
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He was the glamourpuss of glamourpusses, the campest boy in town. He formed, with Midge Ure, Visage, which became one of the biggest bands of the time, selling millions of records and gaining tabloid notoriety. This work recounts the rise and fall of the Blitz Kid himself and recounts from the epicentre the excess of the early eighties: the clubs, the people, the music, the money, his time spent recovering in Ibiza and India, the subsequent steady decline into cocaine and heroin abuse and his rise back to sanity. Steve recounts how he lost all his possessions in a house fire and days later learned of the death of his close friend Michael Hutchence. Within a couple of years Paula Yates had also committed suicide and Strange had ended up back in South Wales, homeless, mentally unstable and facing a court order for shoplifting. Somehow he managed to pull himself back from the brink.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780752847207
eBay Product ID (ePID)91360107
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlitzed!: the Autobiography of Steve Strange
AuthorSteve Strange
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2002
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Item Weight548g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorSteve Strange
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 28 Nov, 2018
Interesting tale of 1980's pop
If you're interested in 1980's punk, New Romantics, New Wave, synthpop, this is for you. Also full of behind the scenes stories of the pop World of the era. And yet another cautionary story of the dangers of illegal drugs (I wish people would read these and listen). We lose so many good and talented people because of drugs - they most likely shortened Steve Stranges life also, You can now get this book for very affordable price - good value for your € (or £ or $). I recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Jun, 2022
My era
Took me back in time to my new romantic days of dressing up and being different. Steve seems quite honest telling you the ugly things as well as the goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Aug, 2023
Good read
Well written and interesting!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 May, 2024
Pleased with book many thanks!
Pleased with book many thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Aug, 2023
Very interesting read
It’s good qualityVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Aug, 2018
The man behind the legend
Frank and enlightening account of Steve's life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Mar, 2022
Blast from past
A great insight into an era and a great music iconVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jul, 2021
Good
GoodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
