Nina Simone's Gum - A Memoir of Things Lost and Found (Hardcover, Main)

THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE I hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish. In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself. On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year. Nina Simone's Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love. 'The year's most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.' DAILY TELEGRAPH (Books of the Year) 'A meditation on art and value, connection and collaboration [...] Fantastic.' THE TIMES (Books of the Year) 'One of the most strange, illuminating and wonderful 'music' books ever.' MOJO (Books of the Year)

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Warren Ellis
Dimensions:	204 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-36562-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Composers & musicians
LSN:	0-571-36562-0
Barcode:	9780571365623

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