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Description
More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash.
Allan Jones brings stories – many previously unpublished – from the golden days of music reporting. Long nights of booze, drugs and unguarded conversations which include anecdotes, experiences and extravagant behaviour.
- A band's aftershow party in San Francisco being gatecrashed by cocaine-hungry Hells Angels
- Chrissie Hynde on how rock'n'roll killed The Pretenders
- What happened when Nick Lowe and 20 of his mates flew off to Texas to join the Confederate Air Force
- John Cale on his dark alliance with Lou Reed
Allan Jones remembers a world that once was – one of dark excess and excitement, outrageous deeds and extraordinary talent, featuring legends at both the beginnings and ends of their careers.
Table of Contents
Elton John
Roy Harper
Chris Farlowe
Screaming Lord Sutch
Little Feat
Loudon Wainwright III
Peter Gabriel
Ian Anderson
Lou Reed
Wreckless Eric
The Damned
Peter Cook
Guy Clark
Joe Cocker
Joe Ely
Rockpile
Juke Box Jury
Sting | The Police
Bryan Ferry
Jerry Dammers
Joe 'King' Carrasco
Jon Anderson
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Nick Lowe And The Confederate Air Force
The Blasters
The Rolling Stones
Captain Sensible
John Cale
Nick Lowe
Dr Feelgood
Elmore Leonard
Elvis Costello
Bob Geldof
R.E.M.
Lambchop
John Carpenter
Oliver Stone
Chrissie Hynde
Robert Plant
John Cale
Wilko Johnson
The Clash
The 101'ers
The Aftershow
Product details
Published | 31 Oct 2023 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 384 |
ISBN | 9781448218257 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Caravel |
Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Music fans looking for more vintage fare will enjoy Too Late To Stop Now.
The Independent
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The old-school drinking and industrial drug abuse remain, as does the author's decisive indiscretion... many of the chapters unfold at greater length, leaving room for more nuanced reflection on the consequences of all the excessive ribaldry... But mostly, there is comedy... It's ridiculous fun.
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This unputdownable book ... is rammed with finely recounted anecdotes. This is a first-class Rolls Royce Phantom of a book.
Paul Davies, Hard Rock Hell
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That the book's subtitle is More Rock'N'Roll War Stories speaks volumes. Because if you want blood, Allan Jones has got it.
The Telegraph
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Jones turns it up to 11 with his latest collection. These are captivating and absolutely delightful tales of rock's wonder and power.
Library Journal
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There's unexpected music in Jones's sentences. (Genesis reminded him "less of a rock band than the bell-bottomed equivalent of the school chess team on an outing to an owl sanctuary.") Also unexpected: the disclosure that concludes Too Late to Stop Now. It's 2021, and Jones is invited to tag along on one last gig but realizes that, although "[f]orty-five years ago... I would have jumped on the bus without a second thought," he would prefer to go home to his memories. How lucky for rock diehards that he shares those memories here.
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