- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Updated US edition, new chapters on Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth, Kim Deal from the Pixies and the Breeders and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen. Rock chicks are fantastic to photograph. A rock chick is sassy, sexy and has loads of charisma- and, above all, is empowering both to herself and her audience.Rock photographer Tony Mott ROCK CHICKS - THE HOTTEST FEMALE ROCKERS FROM THE 1960 S TO NOW profiles the hottest rock n roll women, spanning the 1960s to current times; from Janis Joplin, Suzi Quatro and Chrissie Hynde to Courtney Love and Pink. With perceptive biographies and in-depth music critiques, author Alison Stieven-Taylor gives an up-close and personal look at the experiences, adventures and musical passions of these extraordinary and talented women whose wild vocals and on-stage antics have made them rock roll legends. Through personal heartaches, drug addictions, public humiliations and private nightmares these rock chicks have risen to take the music world by storm often facing great personal adversity; pressure and scrutiny that would have destroyed mere mortals. * Madonna spent years living in squats in New York before going on to sell 250 million records * Marianne Faithfull fell in love with heroin forsaking her other love Mick Jagger for the white powder * Annie Lennox endured the loss of a child in the glare of the media spotlight * Stevie Nicks battled drug addictions cocaine and anti-depressants for twenty years* Tina Turner survived the brutal bashings of her husband Ike Turner performing on stage with broken ribs and contusions * Alanis Morissette suffered from anorexia and bulimia * PJ Harvey was driven into therapy by the pressures of celebrity And all went on to make some of the most memorable music the world of rock has heard. ROCK CHICKS is a highly illustrated book which features the work of leading rock photographer Tony Mott and is designed by Aria award-winning design studio Debaser an essential rock'n'roll bible.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Note from the Author
- What is a Rock Chick?
- That Indefinable Rock Chick Thing
- 1960s: The birth of the rock band
- 1970s: protest & punk
- 1980s: When Dance & Pop ruled
- 1990s: Pop Princess & Riot Grrrls
- 2000s: Hip Hop & Pole Dancer
- Discography
- Acknowledgements
- Back Cover Material