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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 Blondie�s look. Chris Stein�her performing partner, lover, and lifelong friend�was 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 1970�s 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 pages�Warhol, Bowie, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and more�but you can get famous names anywhere. What you can�t 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. 8mo
squirrelbrain Great review - sounds rather a rather depressing read though. 8mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts I‘ve seen them a few times and they‘re great! Could have missed the books though. 8mo
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TrishB @squirrelbrain it was slightly! 8mo
CarolynM That‘s a shame. He ought to have an interesting story to tell. 8mo
TrishB @CarolynM exactly what I thought! 8mo
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Seriously- we do not get to elect the royal family….

TieDyeDude Oof! 🤣 8mo
squirrelbrain 🤯 8mo
julesG 🤣🤣🤣 Erm? How did this get past the editor? 8mo
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TrishB @julesG it‘s the same editor that lets contemporary novelists say Queen of England… 8mo
Bookwormjillk Ooops 8mo
rwmg A joke, surely? 8mo
Tamra 🤣 8mo
The_Book_Ninja Maybe we should. I can think of a few Queens/Queens who would do a better job🙃 8mo
CarolynM 😫 8mo
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#quicklunchtimeread
It‘s been too long! Can‘t remember last lunchtime when I got 20 mins to read.

squirrelbrain Enjoy! ☺️ 8mo
Cathythoughts So nice ♥️ 8mo
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