Lucy OBrien Kolejność książek (chronologicznie)

A memoir from Skin, lead singer of rock band Skunk Anansie.

Madonna Ciccone je najbogatija pop-izvođačica svih vremena, te jedna od najvećih pop-ikona i vjerojatno jedna od najslavnijih žena na svijetu. U ovoj knjizi Lucy O'Brien pripovijeda složenu priču o umjetnici koja je sebe uvijek iznova stvarala, te dosezala vrhove top-ljestvica tijekom čitave svoje gotovo tridesetgodišnje karijere. Pratimo Madonnin put od njezina teškog djetinjstva, preko burnog njujorškog razdoblja u njezinim dvadesetim, skandala koji su vrhunac dosegli objavljivanjem autorske knjige Seks, sve do njezine faze britanske lady i usvajanja djeteta u Malawima. Autorica je intervjuirala mnoge Madonnine prijatelje i suradnike – prijateljice iz srednje škole, glazbenike, producente, plesače i redatelje, te iznijela opširnu analizu Madonninih albuma. Potpuna Madonnina biografija daje fascinantan uvid u njezin život, njezine intimne veze, te otkriva što je Madonnu motiviralo kao ženu i kao umjetnicu.

478pages. 24x15x4cm. Broché.

Madonna Cicconeová je finančně nejúspěšnější zpěvačka všech dob, jedna z největších žijících popových ikon a nejspíš i nejslavnější žena na světě. Autorka vypráví složitý příběh umělkyně, která neustále přicházela s něčím novým a třicet let po vydání prvního singlu stále ovládá první příčky hitparád. Nechybějí detailní analýzy Madonniny hudby ani zajímavé rozhovory s lidmi jejího okolí - hudebníky, producenty, tanečníky a filmovými režiséry. Autorka sleduje Madonninu cestu od nelehkého dětství přes bouřlivá první léta v New Yorku, skandály v 90. letech, kontroverzní knihu ''Sex'' až po jednadvacáté století, v němž se Madonna stává anglickou dámou a řeší skandál s adopcí malawijského chlapce. - anotace z přebalu knihy

Madonna is the biggest female pop star in the world yet there is no serious biography of her, and no biography at all by a woman. Existing books are either gossipy style manuals or rehashes of press cuttings and they all end in 2001 with Madonna's marriage to Guy Ritchie. Yet her story hardly ends there, as evinced by her two record breaking world tours since then...Lucy O'Brien's extensive and well-researched biography will look at Madonna the artist, giving detailed analysis of her music, complete with revealing interviews with musicians and producers. It will focus on her cultural impact and the way she uses cinema, photography, visual art, theatre and dance in her work. It will take an in-depth look at how - and, more to the point, why - Madonna has reinvented herself through her twenties, thirties, forties and will no doubt do so again in her fifties. It will also look at the wider context and include interviews with similarly crusading female artists like Tori Amos, Laurie Anderson, Jeanette Winterson and Tracey Emin.This will be, quite simply, the definitive Madonna biography.

When she lost her battle with cancer in her sixtieth year, the phenomenal reaction to her death confirmed her appeal across generations. From the 60s hits like 'I Only Want to Be With You', 'Son of a Preacher Man' and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me', to her 80s collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys and beyond, Dusty has retained her reputation as one of the few authentic white soul singers.Lucy O'Brien's latest version of her classic biography with new photographs and full discography, charts every step of Dusty's remarkable career, including her 'difficult' reputation, her sexual ambivalence, and the excesses of drink and drugs, and a reflection on the response to her passing.This is the definitive account of a woman whose talent transcended fashion and personal anguish to make her an enduring pop icon.