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David Hepworth on the glory, comedy and tragedy of rock stars who can't retire
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David’s seventh book in his ‘orange series’ is just out and you’re guaranteed to love it. He and Mark discussed ‘Hope I Get Old Before I Die’ at a sold-out launch event at Waterstones in Piccadilly on the evening of September 3, recorded here. Among the highlights you’ll find …
… the rock career as a three-act play.
… the tour that started the Age Of Spectacle.
… why Live Aid was the dawn of pop nostalgia.
… the rock star who retired from retirement.
… Woodstock – “the Somme with Santana”.
… the terrible fallout in the Byrds.
… why no act is ever forgotten.
… Nick Lowe and the few others who got even better as they got older.
… band reunions are about symbolism not music.
… how the rock generation took power.
… why Ron Wood’s memoir can be read as either comedy or tragedy.
… bands that will achieve immortality.
… why Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous seems like period drama.
… the worst group ever.
… and the only act that became bigger than the Beatles.
Order David’s new book here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Get-Old-Before-Die/dp/1787632784
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