Bedsit Disco Queen

How I Grew Up and Tried to be a Pop Star

Biography & Memoir, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn, Little, Brown Book Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tracey Thorn ISBN: 9781405513982
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Publication: February 7, 2013
Imprint: Virago Language: English
Author: Tracey Thorn
ISBN: 9781405513982
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication: February 7, 2013
Imprint: Virago
Language: English

I was only sixteen when I bought an electric guitar and joined a band. A year later, I formed an all-girl band called the Marine Girls and played gigs, and signed to an indie label, and started releasing records.

Then, for eighteen years, between 1982 and 2000, I was one half of the group Everything But the Girl. In that time, we released nine albums and sold nine million records. We went on countless tours, had hit singles and flop singles, were reviewed and interviewed to within an inch of our lives. I've been in the charts, out of them, back in. I've seen myself described as an indie darling, a middle-of-the-road nobody and a disco diva. I haven't always fitted in, you see, and that's made me face up to the realities of a pop career - there are thrills and wonders to be experienced, yes, but also moments of doubt, mistakes, violent lifestyle changes from luxury to squalor and back again, sometimes within minutes.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

I was only sixteen when I bought an electric guitar and joined a band. A year later, I formed an all-girl band called the Marine Girls and played gigs, and signed to an indie label, and started releasing records.

Then, for eighteen years, between 1982 and 2000, I was one half of the group Everything But the Girl. In that time, we released nine albums and sold nine million records. We went on countless tours, had hit singles and flop singles, were reviewed and interviewed to within an inch of our lives. I've been in the charts, out of them, back in. I've seen myself described as an indie darling, a middle-of-the-road nobody and a disco diva. I haven't always fitted in, you see, and that's made me face up to the realities of a pop career - there are thrills and wonders to be experienced, yes, but also moments of doubt, mistakes, violent lifestyle changes from luxury to squalor and back again, sometimes within minutes.

More books from Little, Brown Book Group

Cover of the book The Shipbuilder's Daughter by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Straight Talking by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book The Mammoth Book of Filthy Limericks by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Crazy Sh*t Old People Say by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book The Right Way to Play Chess by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book The Complete Book of Food Combining by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Owner's Guide to a Small Business Website by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book A Brief History of the Universe by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book How To Finance Your Research Project by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Revenge by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book A Brief History of Britain 1660 - 1851 by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book The Curious Cures Of Old England by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Rugby: An Anthology by Tracey Thorn
Cover of the book Shieldwall by Tracey Thorn
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy