Buzzin' -  Bez

Buzzin'

The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday

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Buch | Hardcover
304 Seiten
2022
White Rabbit (Verlag)
978-1-3996-0506-9 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
The Happy Mondays' chief maraca-shaker and undisputed national treasure's memoir
At the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever known to the world as Bez, was visibly a danger to society. He became the so-called Chemical Generation's bug-eyed pied piper, every weekend leading millions out to oblivion and beyond, as they adopted his E-gobbling party lifestyle.

Neither an accomplished musician nor even a very good dancer, Bez was a prime candidate for fleeting celebrity, soon to sink into 'Where Are They Now?' obscurity. That, however, never happened, nor does it show any sign of happening. Through Black Grape, the second band he co-fronted with the Mondays' Shaun Ryder, and his ever-presence in the mass media, Bez's popularity has grown exponentially, his star rocketing ever upwards.

When he bowled into Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, he ended up winning the series, as viewers came to understand his fundamental decency and sunny outlook. His adult life has been extraordinary: unbelievable scrapes with mortality, periods of financial ruin, mindfuck moments like when David Bowie genuflected before him, and enough narcotic-strewn hi-jinx to fill several more volumes of memoir.

This is the story of a bad lad who has turned his life good, tracing his passage from early-thirty-something casualty to middle-aged politician, eco-warrior and bee-aficionado.

Mark ''Bez'' Berry is a musician and dancer from Bolton, Lancashire and member of the bands Happy Mondays and Black Grape, alongside Happy Mondays band-mate Shaun Ryder.

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 236 mm
Gewicht 540 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10 1-3996-0506-2 / 1399605062
ISBN-13 978-1-3996-0506-9 / 9781399605069
Zustand Neuware
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