{"product_id":"im-not-with-the-band-isbn-9780751558708","title":"I'm Not with the Band","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON'T MISS SYLVIA PATTERSON'S BRAND NEW MEMOIR, SAME OLD GIRL, COMING SPRING 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2016 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Celebratory and elegiac' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A roller-coaster memoir' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny, anecdote-packed, nostalgic but also very touching'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Patterson fillets out the pretentious bones of pop, leaving its glistening meat' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a three-decade survivor's tale . . . a scenic search for elusive human happiness through music, magazines, silly jokes, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003estupid shoes, useless blokes, hopeless homes, booze, drugs, love, loss, A\u0026amp;E, death, disillusion and hope.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1986, Sylvia Patterson boarded a train to London armed with a tea-chest full of vinyl records, a peroxide quiff and a dream: to write about music, for ever. She got her wish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Escaping a troubled home, Sylvia embarks on a lifelong quest to discover The Meaning of It All. The problem is she's mostly hanging out with flaky pop stars, rock 'n' roll heroes and unreliable hip-hop legends. As she encounters music's biggest names, she is confronted by glamour and tragedy; wisdom and lunacy; drink, drugs and disaster. And Bros.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here is \u003cb\u003eMadonna\u003c\/b\u003e in her Earth Mother phase, flinging her hands up in horror at one of Sylv's Very Stupid Questions. \u003cb\u003ePrince\u003c\/b\u003e compliments her shoes while \u003cb\u003eEminem\u003c\/b\u003e threatens to kill her. She shares fruit with \u003cb\u003eJohnny Cash\u003c\/b\u003e, make-up with \u003cb\u003eAmy Winehouse\u003c\/b\u003e and several pints with the Manics' lost soul-man \u003cb\u003eRichey Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e. She finds the \u003cb\u003eBeckhams \u003c\/b\u003efragrant in LA, a \u003cb\u003eGallagher \u003c\/b\u003emadferrit in her living room and \u003cb\u003eShaun Ryder\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBez\u003c\/b\u003e as you'd expect, in Jamaica.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the 80s to the present day, \u003ci\u003eI'm Not with the Band \u003c\/i\u003eis a funny, barmy, utterly gripping chronicle of the last thirty years in music and beyond. It is also the story of one woman's wayward search for love, peace and a wonderful life. And whether, or not, she found them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892285337829,"sku":"NP9780751558708","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_9e168563-ebfb-4ee4-994b-2bc5fd4fe9e0.jpg?v=1773102911","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/im-not-with-the-band-isbn-9780751558708","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}