Brilliant... accessible, pithy, lurid, entertaining, even laugh-out-loud funny... we can only hope that Cocker has enough tat for a second volume. -TelegraphPoignant in a subtle, understated way;Marcel Proust'sIn Search of Lost Time for the age of the Ford Cortina... This book is about a very normal childhood and the everyday detritus it left behind. Common people indeed. — Will Hodgkinson ― The TimesIncredibly entertaining...a trip through the things that have made him who he is. — Jessie Thompson ― Evening Standard, *Books to Look Out For 2022*Rummage through its pages - through the plastic and nylon, the tin and vinyl - and it's real gold, its shirts second-hand, of course, but its storytelling first class. — Victoria Segal ―Sunday TimesBrilliant...Good Pop, Bad Pop is more than anyone dared hope for — John Aizlewood ― i newspaperAbsolutely fabulous: at once very witty, self-depreciating and moving. ―Evening StandardThoughtful and very funny... terrific — Caroline Sullivan ―The GuardianEngaging and evocative. He [Cocker] paints a vividly drab picture of the north of England under Thatcherism. Andhis book is beautiful to look at, too, set out like pop art. ― Daily ExpressLike a pop culture Proust... a testament to just how rich this junk is that Cocker can weave such a compelling take. ― Record CollectorInsightful and delightful. ―Hi-Fi Choice Pulses with the thrilling energy of adolescence and early adulthood... Cocker uses his objects to tell real stories about the past, leaving in the dirt and disappointment around the moments of excitement. ―ProspectWith laugh-out-loud passages of comedy and stylish illustrations... [this] is the story of how he [Cocker] made himself into who he is, his acquisition of a personal style and outlook... Hopefully we will not have to hang around long before his next trip to the loft. ― Financial TimesLike little madeleines, each relic is offered up to the reader in the intimate, confiding voice familiar from Cocker's lyrics. ―Sunday Times, *Summer Reads of 2022*Good Pop, Bad Popis a joy. ― ChoiceGood Pop, Bad Pop shows how he mapped out Pulp's path to glory at jumble sales and sparsely attended 1980s gigs... A winning formula on the page. ― Uncut, *Book of the Year*An entertaining quasi-memoir based on decluttering his loft. ― Financial Times, *Books of the Year*[A]nostalgic, playful, and beautifully designed book. ― Daily Mail, *Christmas Gift Guide 2022*
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What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display?
We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions:
Who do you think you are?
Are clothes important?
Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here?
From a Gold Star polycotton shirt to a pack of Wrigley's Extra, from his teenage attempts to write songs to the Sexy Laughs Fantastic Dirty Joke Book, this is the hard evidence of Jarvis's unique life, Pulp, 20th century pop culture, the good times and the mistakes he'd rather forget. And this accumulated debris of a lifetime reveals his creative process - writing and musicianship, performance and ambition, style and stagecraft.
This is not a life story. It's a loft story.
Recorded on location with the author and featuring archival material, Good Pop, Bad Pop, is an intimate and immersive listening experience with an icon of British culture.
© Jarvis Cocker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Brought to you by Penguin.
What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display?
We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions:
Who do you think you are?
Are clothes important?
Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here?
From a Gold Star polycotton shirt to a pack of Wrigley's Extra, from his teenage attempts to write songs to the Sexy Laughs Fantastic Dirty Joke Book, this is the hard evidence of Jarvis's unique life, Pulp, 20th century pop culture, the good times and the mistakes he'd rather forget. And this accumulated debris of a lifetime reveals his creative process - writing and musicianship, performance and ambition, style and stagecraft.
This is not a life story. It's a loft story.
Recorded on location with the author and featuring archival material, Good Pop, Bad Pop, is an intimate and immersive listening experience with an icon of British culture.
© Jarvis Cocker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940176633054 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Random House UK |
| Publication date: | 05/26/2022 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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