{"product_id":"rock-bottom-a-music-writers-journey-into-madness-michael-odell","title":"Rock Bottom, A Music Writer's Journey into Madness; Michael Odell","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-excerpt trunc\" data-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e'One of the best music books ever written, because Michael Odell knows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emusic isn't about the musicians - it's about what it does to the listener, even\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eif what it does ends up being wholly disastrous. It's sad, funny, fascinating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand wise.' Michael Hann, former Guardian music editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e`Hilarious and disarmingly honest; a journey into the neurosis of rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efame, but through doors you don't expect.' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePilgrimage of Harold Fry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tale of loving, living and surviving rock music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Odell is a rock music writer who takes his responsibility as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecultural gatekeeper seriously; he asks rock stars the forbidden questions to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediscover whether they're worthy of readers' admiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut after interviewing Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - two of the `Big Six'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eicons - Michael is depressed. He has a public meltdown while chaperoning Oasis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat an awards ceremony; he's lost joy in his bathroom full of rock'n'roll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ememorabilia; and his young son is in trouble at school for emulating rock star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebehaviour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReluctantly Michael consults Mrs Henckel, a no-nonsense therapist with zero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexperience of pop culture. As Michael addresses his feelings about the past, in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eparticular his failed teenage band, Mental Elf, he's forced to confront the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003equestion: is it finally time to grow up and forget rock'n'roll?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-excerpt trunc\" data-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-excerpt trunc\" data-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-excerpt trunc\" data-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-excerpt trunc\" data-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Secret Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31998716018758,"sku":"837","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/8921\/4278\/products\/RockBottom_AMusicWriter_sJourneyintoMadness_MichaelOdell.jpg?v=1594820199","url":"https:\/\/www.thesecretbookstore.live\/products\/rock-bottom-a-music-writers-journey-into-madness-michael-odell","provider":"The Secret Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}