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Transformer - A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed (Hardcover)
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Transformer - A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed (Hardcover)
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In this funny and poignant memoir and cultural history, the
television personality, columnist, and author of Drag pays homage
to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth
anniversary and recalls its influence on his coming of age and
coming out through glam rock. In November 1972, Lou Reed released
his album, Transformer because he thought it was "dreary for gay
people to have to listen to straight people's love songs." That
groundbreaking idea echoed with the times. That same year, Sweden
was the first country to legalize gender-affirming surgery, and San
Francisco struck down employment discrimination based on sexual
orientation. Sometimes an artistic creation perfectly aligns with a
broader social and political history, and Transformer-with the
songs "Walk on the Wild Side," "Perfect Day," and
"Vicious"-perfectly captured its time. "Walk on the Wild Side" was
banned on radio across the country but became a massive hit when
young people threatened to boycott stations that would not play it.
The album's cover featured a high-contrast image of Lou, flaunting
a new mascara'd glamrock incarnation, shot by legend Mick Rock,
thereby underscoring his intention to create "a gay album." In
Transformer, Doonan tells the story of how Lou Reed came to make
the album with the help of David Bowie, and places its creation
within the course of Reed's life. Doonan offers first-hand
testimony of the album's impact on the LGBTQ+ community, recalling
how it transformed his own life as a 20-year-old working class kid
from Reading, England, who had just discovered the joys of London
Glam Rock and was sparked by the artistic freedom of Warhol's The
Factory. Transformer was a revelation-hearing Reed's songs, Doonan
understood how the world was changing for him and his friends. A
poignant, personal addition to modern music and LGBTQ+ history,
Transformer captures a pivotal moment when those long silenced were
finally given a voice. As transgender icon Candy Darling,
highlighted in his lyrics, told Reed, "It's so nice to hear
ourselves." Transformer includes approximatively 16 pages of
black-and-white and color photos.
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