{"product_id":"william-s-burroughs-and-the-cult-of-rock-n-roll-by-casey-rae-9781399638715","title":"William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you simply follow Burroughs through the rock 'n' roll years you'll see him achieve a flickering ubiquity - lurking here, eavesdropping there, photobombing the whole parade. It becomes a kind of alternative history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReissued with a new Foreword as part of White Rabbit's prestigious Deep Cuts series, \u003ci\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a man Patti Smith described as 'up there with the pope' through the prism of his impact on pop music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented - until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, \u003ci\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the transformations in music history that followed in his wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Casey Rae's book is a labour of love that offers a map to understanding Burroughs' complex relationship to music and other art forms' \u003c\/b\u003eCHRIS STEIN, co-founder of BLONDIE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734723412204,"sku":"9781399638715","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399638715-william-s-burroughs-and-the-cult-of-rock-n-roll.jpg?v=1781224347","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/william-s-burroughs-and-the-cult-of-rock-n-roll-by-casey-rae-9781399638715","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}