Description: When singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her London home in 2011, the press inducted her into what Kurt Cobain's mother named the 27 Club. "Now he's gone and joined that stupid club," she said in 1994, after being told that her son, the front man of Nirvana, had committed suicide. "I told him not to..." Kurt's mom was referring to the extraordinary roll call of stars who died at the same young age, including Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison of the Doors. All were talented. All were dissipated. All were 27. In this haunting book, author Howard Sounes conducts the definitive forensic investigation into the lives and deaths of the six most iconic members of the Club, as well as some lesser known members, to discover what, apart from coincidence, this phenomenon signifies. In a grimly fascinating journey through the dark side of the music business, Sounes uncovers a common story of excess, madness, and self-destruction. The fantasies, half-truths, and mythologies that have become associated with the Club are debunked. Instead, a clear and compelling narrative emerges, one based on hard facts, that unites these lost souls in both life and death.
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EAN: 9780306823688
UPC: 9780306823688
ISBN: 9780306823688
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Book Title: 27 : A History of the 27 Club Through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hachette Books
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Howard Sounes
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
