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Sing Backwards and Weep
The Sunday Times Bestseller
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The most honest and unsparing grunge memoir ever committed to the page by one of the greatest alternative rock stars of the past thirty years
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
"Mark Lanegan-primitive, brutal, and apocalyptic. What's not to love?" Nick Cave
"A stoned cold classic." Ian Rankin
"Mark Lanegan writes like he sings, from the pained heart of a damaged soul with brutal honesty." Bobby Gillespie
"Powerfully written and brutally, frighteningly honest." Lucinda Williams
A ROUGH TRADE AND MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR
From the back of the van to the front of the bar, from the hotel room to the emergency room, Mark Lanegan takes us back to the sinister, needle-ridden streets of Seattle, to an alternative music scene that was simultaneously bursting with creativity and saturated with drugs. He tracks the tumultuous rise and fall of Screaming Trees, from a brawling, acid-rock bar band to world-famous festival favourites with an enduring legacy, and tells of his own personal struggles with addiction, culminating in homelessness, petty crime, and the tragic deaths of his closest friends.
Gritty, gripping and unflinchingly raw, Sing Backwards and Weep is about a man who learned how to drag himself from the wreckage, dust off the ashes, and keep living and creating.
'The most brutally honest rock memoir imaginable.' Daily Telegraph
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Mark Lanegan's memoir is a brutally honest recounting of his life, marked by addiction, regret, and survival. The book has been praised for its rawness and candour, offering a harrowing yet eloquent portrayal of the excesses and chaos of a rock 'n' roll lifestyle. It is often described as a gripping, darkly comedic read that delves deep into the depths of self-destruction while touching on moments of redemption and musical brilliance.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781474615501
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: White Rabbit
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 304g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Mark Lanegan's singular body of work encompasses dozens of albums both solo and collaborative and his memoir Sing Backwards and Weep was a Sunday Times bestseller and Rough Trade Book of the Year. He died aged 56 in 2022.
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