Autobiographies: Morrissey and Donald Fagen
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MORRISSEY
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Last month Morrissey issued a statement that his book, Autobiography will not be release on September 16th due to “a last-minute content disagreement between Penguin Books and Morrissey”. That news came out of nowhere, and the internet went crazy saying how this was impossible because there were no ISBN number associated with book and that no contracts were signed.
In the latest Morrissey saga, all disagreements were amended and the book will finally get publication on October 17th in the UK. The book will be published by Penguin Classics and has an ISBN listing of 978-0-141-39481-7.
As a Morrissey fan, I should tell you that this is the first time Morrissey will tell his story in his own words. Previously official biography Landscapes of the Mind by David Bret was, how shall I say it, boring. The best Morrissey biography is actually an unofficial one called Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance by Johnny Rogan (or “Johnny Rodent” as Morrissey would have it). Even if some events were untrue, according to Morrissey, I don’t think it painted a vulgar picture of Morrissey at all… but to make him human.
No words on when Autobiography will make its way to America, but we’ll find out soon enough, especially if the book is predicted by
Jon Howells from Waterstones as “to be one of this Christmas’s top sellers.”
It’s a pretty good time to be a Morrissey fan.
true-to-you.net
Last month Morrissey issued a statement that his book, Autobiography will not be release on September 16th due to “a last-minute content disagreement between Penguin Books and Morrissey”. That news came out of nowhere, and the internet went crazy saying how this was impossible because there were no ISBN number associated with book and that no contracts were signed.
In the latest Morrissey saga, all disagreements were amended and the book will finally get publication on October 17th in the UK. The book will be published by Penguin Classics and has an ISBN listing of 978-0-141-39481-7.
As a Morrissey fan, I should tell you that this is the first time Morrissey will tell his story in his own words. Previously official biography Landscapes of the Mind by David Bret was, how shall I say it, boring. The best Morrissey biography is actually an unofficial one called Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance by Johnny Rogan (or “Johnny Rodent” as Morrissey would have it). Even if some events were untrue, according to Morrissey, I don’t think it painted a vulgar picture of Morrissey at all… but to make him human.
No words on when Autobiography will make its way to America, but we’ll find out soon enough, especially if the book is predicted by
Jon Howells from Waterstones as “to be one of this Christmas’s top sellers.”
It’s a pretty good time to be a Morrissey fan.
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DONALD FAGEN
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Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen’s book Eminent Hipsters is coming out October 22nd, 2013 on Viking Press, a Penguin Company (ISBN: 978-0-670-02551-0; $26.95).
I have just received the book, and already I think I’m going to enjoy it based on the introduction alone. The introduction basically defended the book, stating that Donald Fagen always thought of himself as a student of journalism or working in a book store and that, in fact, by jazz standards, Fagen was strictly an amateur!
Anyway, I’m looking forward to reading about Fagen’s early years in New Jersey in the 50s, his college days, how he met Walter Becker to form Steely Dan, and going on touring.
Speaking of tour, Steely Dan is wrapping up their “‘Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day” residency with the 6th and final 7th dates on Monday October 7th (Aja Plus Selected Hits) and Tuesday October 8th (Greatest Hits Night) at the Beacon Theatre in New York. I am assuming on Wednesday the band will binge on nothing but pancakes all day.
If you don’t live in New York, fans of the jazz/rock group will want to get a copy of this book and personally meet Donald Fagen at one of these book signings:
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Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen’s book Eminent Hipsters is coming out October 22nd, 2013 on Viking Press, a Penguin Company (ISBN: 978-0-670-02551-0; $26.95).
I have just received the book, and already I think I’m going to enjoy it based on the introduction alone. The introduction basically defended the book, stating that Donald Fagen always thought of himself as a student of journalism or working in a book store and that, in fact, by jazz standards, Fagen was strictly an amateur!
Anyway, I’m looking forward to reading about Fagen’s early years in New Jersey in the 50s, his college days, how he met Walter Becker to form Steely Dan, and going on touring.
Speaking of tour, Steely Dan is wrapping up their “‘Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day” residency with the 6th and final 7th dates on Monday October 7th (Aja Plus Selected Hits) and Tuesday October 8th (Greatest Hits Night) at the Beacon Theatre in New York. I am assuming on Wednesday the band will binge on nothing but pancakes all day.
If you don’t live in New York, fans of the jazz/rock group will want to get a copy of this book and personally meet Donald Fagen at one of these book signings:
10/22 New York, NY – Barnes & Noble
”Upstairs at the Square”
10/24 Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Free Library
Onstage Q&A with David Dye
10/29 Washington, DC – Sixth & I
Onstage Q&A with Cary Sherman
11/06 San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
Onstage Q&A with Ben Fong-Torres
11/07
Seattle, WA – Town Hall Seattle w/Elliott Bay
Onstage Q&A with Ross Reynolds
”Upstairs at the Square”
10/24 Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Free Library
Onstage Q&A with David Dye
10/29 Washington, DC – Sixth & I
Onstage Q&A with Cary Sherman
11/06 San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
Onstage Q&A with Ben Fong-Torres
11/07
Seattle, WA – Town Hall Seattle w/Elliott Bay
Onstage Q&A with Ross Reynolds
More details about the book is available on penguingroup.com.
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