by Nick Kent
$18.00
380 pages
ISBN-10: 0306811820
ISBN-13: 9780306811821
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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In the cut-throat marketplace of rock 'n' roll, there are two classes of people: the superstars and the slaves, the living legends and the lowly burnouts. In The Dark Stuff, Nick Kent profiles 22 of the most gifted but often extremely self-destructive talents, from Brian Wilson to Miles Davis, Jerry Lee Lewis to Keith Richards, Syd Barrett to Kurt Cobain. Gamely extending the boundaries of so-called "new" journalism, Kent -- a musician himself who played guitar with the Sex Pistols in 1975 and later fronted The Subterraneans -- tours with his subjects, listens to their heart- rending confessions, and then captures their chaotic lives and thoughts in a way that provides rare insight into the world of big-money rock 'n' roll. This updated edition has new chapters on Eminem, Johnny Cash, Prince, and Iggy Pop. Foreword by Iggy Pop. No photos. "Kent is a superb interviewer... He covers the acne and the ecstasy of the adolescent spirit of rock -- or what he calls 'the mixing of the Byronic and the moronic' -- to perfection." -Guardian. "Kent matters because he wrote about rock better than anyone before or since." -Daily Telegraph.
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