Sting: Demolition Man
by Christopher Sandford
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Sting (born Gordon Sumner) holds a place as the thinking man's rocker. His years of success with the Police preceded a hugely successful solo career and a continued involvement in acting and environmental issues. His support for social and environmental causes like the Rainforest Foundation, have polarized his critics down two lines, those who admire his stand, and others who accuse him of being motivated more by egomania than by genuine concern. This biography seeks to point out the show more contradictions and hypocrisies in a life that has generated some of the most talked-about music to emerge from rock and roll's first 40 years, and show that Sting is not one to make a virtue out of being a one-track pop star. show lessTags
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A rather confusing biography about Sting. Although it's rather thorough it tends to be confused, repetitive and disturbingly subjective. As if the author couldn't decide, whether he worships or hates Sting and his music and lifestyle. Not the best biography I've ever read by far...
A bit of a dry read, but interesting nonetheless.
A Cartaphilus Kiadó Legendák élve vagy halva sorozatának 18. köteteként jelent meg Christopher Sandford Sting című életrajza.
A szerző 1998-ban jelentette meg az életrajzot Demolition Man címmel, majd 2007-ben ennek frissített változata is megjelent Back on the beat címmel. A fordítás ez utóbbi alapján készült.
A könyv fordítója Szántai Zsolt.
ejezetcímek: Outlando, A jazzénekes, Vision Of The Night, “Igenis érdekelt, mit gondoltál rólam reggelinél”, King Of Pain, Metamorfózis, The Soul Cage, Vidéki élet, Legenda, valamint bibliográfia, forrásjegyzék és képek egészítik ki az életrajzot.
A szerző 1998-ban jelentette meg az életrajzot Demolition Man címmel, majd 2007-ben ennek frissített változata is megjelent Back on the beat címmel. A fordítás ez utóbbi alapján készült.
A könyv fordítója Szántai Zsolt.
ejezetcímek: Outlando, A jazzénekes, Vision Of The Night, “Igenis érdekelt, mit gondoltál rólam reggelinél”, King Of Pain, Metamorfózis, The Soul Cage, Vidéki élet, Legenda, valamint bibliográfia, forrásjegyzék és képek egészítik ki az életrajzot.
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Christopher Sandford is A music journalist whose work appears on both sides of the Atlantic, he lives in London and the Pacific Northwest
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- People/Characters
- Sting; Andy Summers; Stewart Copeland
Classifications
- Genres
- Music, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 782.42166092 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal music [formerly: Dramatic music and production of musical drama] Secular forms of vocal music Songs General principles and musical forms Traditions of secular songs {genres} Rock songs modified standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Biography
- LCC
- ML420 .S847 .S26 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
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- Languages
- English, Finnish, German, Hungarian
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