Tragedies and Mysteries of Rock & Roll

Description: "Tragedies and Mysteries of Rock & Roll" by Michelle Primi - Softcover (7-7/8"x 9") - Published in 2012 by Metro Books - 272 pages (with numerous great color and black white photos -- many are full-page) - Very good plus condition. "I wish there was someone I could ask for advice, someone who wouldn't make me feel like a creep for spilling my guts and trying to explain all the insecurities that have plagued me for oh, about 25 years now." -Kurt Cobain. This volume relates 63 stories of art, life and death in the rock 'n' roll world. Stories of lives cut short at the height of their creativity, of incredible encounters with fate, and of artists who died after years of struggle against their demons, which were becoming more and more oppressive and difficult to deal with. Taken as a whole, these cases represent an inexplicable and fascinating way of life, that of rock 'n' roll. A world where one burns out instead of fading away, as Kurt Cobain wrote in his last letter, quoting Neil Young. And - as The Who sang in "My Generation" - a world where in order to become a hero it is better to die before growing old. In this great book, you’ll read the sad demise of 63 rock icons, including such all-time greats as John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Freddy Mercury, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Sid Vicious and 52 others (see the scan of the contents page for the entire list). There are 5 or 6 small spots of whiteout on the front endpaper and a very light 1" vertical crease on the bottom edge of the back cover (too light to be visible in a scan), but this book is still in very nice condition. No collection of books on rock 'n roll is complete without this one. Check out the scan for the great cover. You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving a quality item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. All previous buyers of my rock music related books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please inquire. The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the USA. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item, please wait until I send you an invoice with the appropriate combined shipping discount. Please see my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 1-18-22 -- 24.0

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