Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00OP1K7LC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 431 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres. John Lydon changed the game in popular music, first wreaking political chaos upon starchy mid-1970s Britain with the Sex Pistols, then shape-shifting with Public Image Ltd (PiL) as a free experimentalist. He lives in Los Angeles, California.A native of the United Kingdom, AudioFile Earphones Award winner Derek Perkins's audiobook narration skill
"A lucid, literate pleasure." ---Kirkus Starred Review
The Pistols would inspire the formation of numerous other groundbreaking groups and Lydon would become the unlikely champion of a generation clamoring for change.Following on the heels of the Pistols, Lydon formed Public Image Ltd (PiL), expressing an equally urgent impulse in his character: the constant need to reinvent himself, to keep moving. From their beginnings in 1978 PiL set the groundbreaking template for a band that continues to challenge and thrive to this day, while also recording one of the eighties most powerful anthems, “Rise.” Lydon also found time for making innovative dance records with the likes of Afrika Bambaataa and Leftfield. By the nineties he’d broadened his reach into other media while always maintaining his trademark invective and wit, most memorably hosting Rotten TV on VH1.John Lydon remains a captivating and dynamic figure to this day—both as a musician, and, thanks to his outspoken, controversial, and from-the-hip opinions, as a cultural commentator. From the legendary frontman of the Sex Pistols, comes the complete, unvarnished story of hi
"Totally recommend" according to Chandira. LOVE this book. John Lydon's childhood is archetypally Shamanic, if you know your Joseph Campbell Hero's Journey. A lot of dismemberment and trauma, and close encounters with self-reinvention. He also confesses to having his own psychic gifts, which I find truly fascinating. You can read this autobiography on quite a few levels, he's obviously a . A remarkable surprise. Rafstar I started this book believing that the Sex Pistols were something totally different than what they really were. Halfway through I now believe that the Sex Pistols are perhaps the most important rock back since the moment their first album hit #1. Why? Because what you saw was 10000% genuine and honest. And that is my take on JL nowso clear in his. a good read for fans Lydon has always been an inspiration to me. This book is an enjoyable read. The style is somewhat rambling and stream of consciousness. Lydon reveals not quite all to show himself as very talented and exceptionally human.