What Happened, Miss Simone? by Alan Light
Inspired by the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone? is an intimate and vivid portrait of the legendary Nina Simone
Her willingness to speak her mind shines out of every page * * The Times * *
She is loved or feared, adored or disliked, but few who have met her music or glimpsed her soul react with moderation -- Maya Angelou
Explores the huge impact [Nina Simone] made for civil rights through her music, as well as her activism * * Observer * *
Traces a path through the sad and bewildering tangle that was Simone's life * * Telegraph * *
Arrestive telling of the high priestess of soul's life story..What makes this portrait so compelling are the extras; think of the book as a director's cut * * MOJO * *
Nina Simone was an overwhelming artist, piano player, and singer - the kind of artist that I loved and admired -- Bob Dylan
Electrifying . . . Captures how unique and real she was on every page -- Alicia Keys
Absorbing * * Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday * *
A gripping (if often grim) portrait of a woman and her legend * * Louis Wise, Sunday Times * *
Decent, respectful, conscientiously crafted and even-handed * * Uncut * *
She is loved or feared, adored or disliked, but few who have met her music or glimpsed her soul react with moderation -- Maya Angelou
Explores the huge impact [Nina Simone] made for civil rights through her music, as well as her activism * * Observer * *
Traces a path through the sad and bewildering tangle that was Simone's life * * Telegraph * *
Arrestive telling of the high priestess of soul's life story..What makes this portrait so compelling are the extras; think of the book as a director's cut * * MOJO * *
Nina Simone was an overwhelming artist, piano player, and singer - the kind of artist that I loved and admired -- Bob Dylan
Electrifying . . . Captures how unique and real she was on every page -- Alicia Keys
Absorbing * * Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday * *
A gripping (if often grim) portrait of a woman and her legend * * Louis Wise, Sunday Times * *
Decent, respectful, conscientiously crafted and even-handed * * Uncut * *
A veteran music journalist, Alan Light is the author of The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah" and Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain. Light was previously the editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin and a senior writer for Rolling Stone. He is also a frequent contributor to the New York Times.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782118718 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782118713 |
| Title | What Happened, Miss Simone? |
| Author | Alan Light |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2016-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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