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There and Black Again

The Autobiography of Don Letts
  • ISBN-13: 9781915841421
  • Publisher: OMNIBUS PRESS
    Imprint: OMNIBUS PRESS
  • By Don Letts, By Mal Peachy
  • Price: AUD $31.99
  • Stock: 19 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 01/01/2025
  • Format: Paperback (198.00mm X 129.00mm) 352 pages Weight: 300g
  • Categories: Music: styles & genres [AVG]
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Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity. A British-born son of Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between London’s punk and reggae scenes – earning his reputation as the ‘Rebel Dread’. In There and Black Again, Don Letts looks back on his exceptional life, which has seen him befriend Bob Marley after sneaking into his hotel, join The Clash’s White Riot tour as manager of The Slits and become one of the UK’s most highly regarded video directors just as the MTV boom hit. Told in part as scenes from a movie shot on location in London, Kingston, New York City, Los Angeles, Windhoek, Salt Lake City and Goldeneye, There and Black Again co-stars a cast of hundreds, including Joe Strummer, John Lydon, Bob Marley, Chrissie Hynde, Chris Blackwell, Paul McCartney, Nelson Mandela, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Chuck D., Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. With reflections on the Black Lives Matter movement and the highs and lows of personal relationships, this impactful book includes moments of civil unrest, live music, humour and political struggle. There and Black Again is the refreshing and often unexpected story of a man who has never been afraid to tread his own path. ‘Like the crowning unmade episode of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe – lavished with the author’s cinematic eye for detail’ Mojo ‘It’s a hoot of a book…but also probes the highs and lows of Letts’s personal life and offering pertinent insights into race.’ The Irish Times ‘The fullest picture yet of the man behind the shades’ Classic Rock
* A CINEMATIC ODYSSEY, the story is told with Don Letts’ director’s eye, taking in memorable moments, a range of scenes and settings, with cameos by figures such as Bob Marley, Joe Strummer and Nelson Mandella. * NEW EDITION, this first paperback edition has been revised and updated by Don to bring it up to date, and it will have a fresh new cover design. * INCLUDES REFLECTIONS on punk spirit, race, genre.
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