Warren Ellis Nina Simone’s Gum SIGNED Hardback 1st Edition Nick Cave & Bad Seeds

Description: New with author signature. Photos show a sample copy. Yours will be similar and in new condition. Purchased directly from Waterstones in the UK. ——- From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave. On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave’s Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone’s piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year. Nina Simone’s Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love. ‘Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol’s piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.’ NICK CAVE ‘Such a mad, happy book about art and music and obsession. I’m so glad I got to read it. It made the world feel lighter.’ NEIL GAIMAN ‘[Nina Simone’s Gum] is a metaphor for [Ellis’] creativity — the blossoming of a small idea into something bigger and bolder — but also a journey inside the impulsive, improvisatory mind of Warren Ellis, his passions, obsessions and superstitions.’ OBSERVER Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780571365630 Date Published: 09.15.2022

Price: 50 USD

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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