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Hailed everywhere as a brilliant biography, GONZO is a startling
portrait of Hunter S. Thompson, the genius who spent a lifetime
channeling his energy and insight into such landmark works as Fear
and Loathing in Las Vegas--and revolutionized the art of writing.
In their own words, an incredible array of stars--Sonny Barger,
Jack Nicholson, Ralph Steadman, Jimmy Buffett, Anjelica Huston,
Marilyn Manson, Jimmy Carter, and many more--bring into vivid focus
Thompson's creative frenzies, love affairs, drug use, and,
ultimately, his tragic suicide. As Thompson was fond of saying,
"Buy the ticket, take the ride."
""Gonzo."..is no hagiography, and it is in its unflinching look at
this singular character in American letters as fearless-if not more
so-as anything Thompson ever dared write....The most comprehensive
picture of Thompson so far, and...likely the best we'll ever get."
--Patrick Beach, "Austin American-Statesman"
"A fond and exhilarating look back at the wild man of American
journalism, put together by a couple of guys who were pretty close
to him." --Billy Heller, "New York"" Post"
Initially published on the twentieth anniversary of his death, this
candid book reveals new information on the breakup of the Beatles,
fellow musicians such as Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, Lennon's
attitudes towards revolution and drugs, and his relationship with
Yoko Ono. Featuring new introductions by Ono and Wenner, and
containing substantial material never before seen in print, Lennon
Remembers presents a compelling portrait of a complex musical
genius at the height of his career. Sometimes anguished and angry,
often tender and poignant, these interviews are indispensable to
understanding who John Lennon was and why his legacy continues to
resonate today.
For the past fifty years, Rolling Stone has been a leading voice in
journalism, cultural criticism, and-above all-music. This landmark
book documents the magazine's rise to prominence as the voice of
rock and roll and a leading showcase for era-defining photography.
From the 1960s to the present day, the book offers a
decade-by-decade exploration of American music and history.
Interviews with rock legends-Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Kurt Cobain,
Bruce Springsteen, and more-appear alongside iconic photographs by
Baron Wolman, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger, and other leading
image-makers. With feature articles, excerpts, and exposes by such
quintessential writers as Hunter S. Thompson, Matt Taibbi, and
David Harris, this book is an irresistible and essential keepsake
of the magazine that has defined American music for generations of
readers.
For more than half a century, Annie Leibovitz has been taking
culture-defining photographs. Her portraits of politicians,
performers, athletes, businesspeople, and royalty make up a gallery
of our time, imprinted on our collective consciousness by both the
singularity of their subjects and Leibovitz's inimitable style. The
catalogue to an installation at the LUMA Foundation in Arles,
France, Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970-1983 returns to
Leibovitz's origins. It begins with a moment of artistic
revelation: the spontaneous shot that made Leibovitz think she
could transition from painting to photography as her area of study
at the San Francisco Art Institute. The meticulously and personally
curated collection, including contact sheets and Polaroids,
provides a vivid document both of Leibovitz's development as a
young artist and of a pivotal era. Leibovitz's reportage-like photo
stories for Rolling Stone, which she began working for when she was
still a student, record such heady political, cultural, and
counter-cultural developments as the Vietnam War protests, the
launch of Apollo 17, the presidential campaign of 1972, Richard
Nixon's resignation in 1974, and the Rolling Stones on tour in
1975. Then, as now, Leibovitz won the trust of the prominent and
famous, and the book's pages are animated by many familiar faces,
among them Muhammad Ali, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ken Kesey,
Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Didion, and Debbie Harry, as
well as John Lennon and Yoko Ono, captured in their now iconic
embrace just hours before Lennon was assassinated. Throughout the
book, the portraits and reportage are linked to images of cars,
driving, and even a series on California highway patrolmen. In many
ways, it's a celebration of life on the road-the frenetic rhythms,
the chance encounters, the meditative opportunities. And with its
rich archival aspects, it is also a tribute to an earlier time and
a young photographer enmeshed in a culture that was itself in
transition.
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