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Under a Rock
Under a Rock: A Memoir | Chris Stein
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Foreword by Debbie Harry "A Downtown Memory" by Romy Ashby Debbie Harry defined iconic band Blondies look. Chris Steinher performing partner, lover, and lifelong friendwas its architect and defined its sound. Parallel Lines, their third album, catapulted to #1, sold 20 million copies, and launched singles like Heart of Glass, "Hangin' On the Telephone," and One Way or Another, providing the beat when Bianca Jagger and Halston danced at Studio 54 and the soundtrack to every 1970s punk-soundtracked romance. Chris Stein knows how to tell a story. Under A Rock is his nothing-spared autobiography. It's about the founding of the band, ascending to the heights of pop success, and the hazards of fortune. Famous names march through these pagesWarhol, Bowie, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and morebut you can get famous names anywhere. What you cant get anywhere else is a plunge into the moments that made a giant 1980's artistic sensation. Stein takes us there in this revelatory, propulsive, distinctive memoir.
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It‘s a pick because I finished it. I wanted to love it but didn‘t really. Felt the same about Debbie Harry‘s - too cool for school comes across. It‘s a very quick run through the band, every other famous person around at the time and drug taking.
There‘s a sad prologue- which I felt was the first time we saw Chris the man, not the rock group member.

Cathythoughts I don‘t like reading about rock bands 🤔 🤷🏼‍♀️ but Debbie Harry played here recently with Sting … and I would love to have seen her , but didn‘t make it. 5mo
squirrelbrain Great review - sounds rather a rather depressing read though. 5mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts I‘ve seen them a few times and they‘re great! Could have missed the books though. 5mo
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TrishB @squirrelbrain it was slightly! 5mo
CarolynM That‘s a shame. He ought to have an interesting story to tell. 5mo
TrishB @CarolynM exactly what I thought! 5mo
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Seriously- we do not get to elect the royal family….

TieDyeDude Oof! 🤣 5mo
squirrelbrain 🤯 5mo
julesG 🤣🤣🤣 Erm? How did this get past the editor? 5mo
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TrishB @julesG it‘s the same editor that lets contemporary novelists say Queen of England… 5mo
Bookwormjillk Ooops 5mo
rwmg A joke, surely? 5mo
Tamra 🤣 5mo
The_Book_Ninja Maybe we should. I can think of a few Queens/Queens who would do a better job🙃 5mo
CarolynM 😫 5mo
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#quicklunchtimeread
It‘s been too long! Can‘t remember last lunchtime when I got 20 mins to read.

squirrelbrain Enjoy! ☺️ 5mo
Cathythoughts So nice ♥️ 5mo
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