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The definitive biography of the Queen of Soul from acclaimed music writer David Ritz.
”Jeg betragter min livshistorie som en række sange, der står i magisk forbindelse med hinanden. Jeg forstod ikke den forbindelse, før jeg satte mig ned for at skrive. Så begyndte magien at flyde.” I Lad kærligheden herske ser Lenny Kravitz uhildet tilbage på sit liv og beskriver det med dyb selvindsigt og humor.”Mit liv er udgjort af modsætninger,” skriver han. ””Sort og hvid. Jøde og kristen. The Jackson 5 og Led Zeppelin. Jeg accepterede min tvillingesjæl. Jeg tog den til mig. Jeg elskede den. Yin og yang forenede sig i forskellige dele af mit hjerte og sind, hvilket skabte en balance og øgede min nysgerrighed og gav trøst.”Det er historien om et vildt kreativt barn, der på trods af hårde kampe i skolen og voldsomme spændinger derhjemme finder sin frelse i musikken. Vi oplever, hvordan han vokser som musiker og udvikler sig til mester som sangskriver, producer og performer. Vi hører også om hans åndelige udvikling, og hvordan den finder vej til hans musik.Menneskene omkring ham er også usædvanlige: faren Sy, der er magtfuld nyhedsproducer, moren, Roxie Roker, der er tv-stjerne, og den unge skuespiller Lisa Bonet, der bliver hans muse.Hovedpersonen er naturligvis Lenny, der på trods af sit tårnhøje ambitionsniveau afviser den ene pladekontrakt efter den anden, indtil han finder sin egen sande stemme. Det er skabelsen af denne stemme, der senere erklærer, at vi skal lade kærligheden herske, der er kernen i denne historie.
Includes David Ritz's moving account of "The Last Days of Brother Ray" and an updated discography
A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centring around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince
Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, producer, and actor T.I. proved himself a powerful storyteller as well with the publication of his debut novel Power Beauty. Now he follows up with his second riveting street-lit epic, Trouble Triumph.T.I.s explosive sequel picks up the story of Paul Power Clay and Tanya Beauty Long, as Power takes over his mentor-turned-arch-enemys street empire, looking to turn it legit, while Beauty rises ever-higher in a glamorous world of fashion and celebrity. An authentic voice of the street, in the vein of Sistah Souljah and other successful authors of contemporary African-American commercial fiction, T.I. is a rap music legend who has lived at every strata of society, and whose hard life experience adds truth and fire to Trouble Triumph.
One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she has known, and her troubled trip to stardom in this mesmerizing autobiography.
Powerful, inspirational, and raw, Queen Pin is the story of Jemeker Thompson-Hairston, who ran one of the country's most profitable drug cartels in the 80s and 90s.
Felicia Pearson, star of the acclaimed TV series The Wire, reveals her incredible, hard-knock life story, one that dramatically parallels her tv character
The luminous biography of the jazz singer Jimmy Scott-"a moving, startling tale."Kirkus Reviews (starred)
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