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Faking It

Hardcover • 2007 • English

Faking It

By Hugh Barker

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About the book

Did Elvis sing from the heart, or was he just acting? Were the Sex Pistols more real than disco? Why do so many musicians base their approach on being "authentic," and why do music buffs fall for it every time? By investigating this obsession in the last century through the stories of John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jimmie Rodgers, Donna Summer, Leadbelly, Neil Young, Moby, and others, "Faking It" rethinks what makes popular music work. Along the way, the authors discuss the segregation of music in th...Show more

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ISBN

9780393060782

Publisher

WW Norton Co

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Faking It

Format

Hardcover

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