Barbed Wire Kisses

Barbed Wire Kisses by Zoe Howe

Musically, culturally and in terms of sheer attitude, The Jesus and Mary Chain stand alone. Told in the words of the band members and their associates for the first time, this book is a vibrant account of their rise, with rare and unseen images. Essential for fans of the band as well as those interested in 1980s pop, rock and indie music.

'This Mary Chain book is a million times better than the Morrissey autobiography' 

-- @drphunkneuro

'Highly recommend @zoehowe's JAMC bioA touching story of kids in the music business, recalled by their adult selves. a cut above the usual'

-- Euan McColm

'The best band in the world'

-- Neil Taylor * NME *

'Pretty Scottish boys surfing a wave of doom and gloom and enjoying every moment of it. The Jesus and Mary Chain's debut is a decadent alt rock masterpiece of bubblegum pop'

* Rolling Stone (naming the band's debut album one of the 500 best albums of all time) *

'Thoroughly enjoying 'Barbed Wire Kisses'. Great anecdotes & teenage memories' - Vic Galloway 'I just finished the Mary Chain book 'Barbed Wire Kisses'. It's f***ing brilliant. Get it read people'

-- Stuart Braithwaite * Mogwai *

'Barbed Wire Kisses adroitly charts the Mary Chain's career from their pre-Creation Portastudio demos through to their alcohol-fuelled implosion on 1998's ill-fated Munki tour [ - ] It's engaging throughout, but the chapters on the myth-making early years [ - ] leap especially vigorously off the page'

* Record Collector *

'One of my favourite authors writing about one of my favourite bands, wonderful!'

-- Den Browne

'Bunking the biographical trend, pleasingly filled more with anecdotes than footnotes'

* The Quietus *

Zoë Howe is a music writer, biographer, broadcaster and visual artist. Her renowned biographies include Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits, Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumours, Lee Brilleaux: Rock ’n’ Roll Gentleman, Wilko Johnson: Looking Back at Me and Dayglo, a book about the life and work of X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene. Her novel Shine On, Marquee Moon was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize in 2016. She lives in Essex with her husband Dylan.

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ISBN 13	9781846974977
ISBN 10	1846974976
Title	Barbed Wire Kisses
Author	Zoe Howe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2019-06-06
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.