{"product_id":"rock-bottom-a-music-writers-journey-into-madness","title":"Michael Odell: Rock Bottom [2017] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best music books ever written, because Michael Odell knows\u003cbr\u003emusic isn't about the musicians - it's about what it does to the listener, even\u003cbr\u003eif what it does ends up being wholly disastrous. It's sad, funny, fascinating\u003cbr\u003eand wise.' Michael Hann, former Guardian music editor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious and disarmingly honest; a journey into the neurosis of rock\u003cbr\u003efame, but through doors you don't expect.' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely\u003cbr\u003ePilgrimage of Harold Fry  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tale of loving, living and surviving rock music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Odell is a rock music writer who takes his responsibility as\u003cbr\u003ecultural gatekeeper seriously; he asks rock stars the forbidden questions to\u003cbr\u003ediscover whether they're worthy of readers' admiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut after interviewing Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - two of the 'Big Six'\u003cbr\u003eicons - Michael is depressed. He has a public meltdown while chaperoning Oasis\u003cbr\u003eat an awards ceremony; he's lost joy in his bathroom full of rock'n'roll\u003cbr\u003ememorabilia; and his young son is in trouble at school for emulating rock star\u003cbr\u003ebehaviour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReluctantly Michael consults Mrs Henckel, a no-nonsense therapist with zero\u003cbr\u003eexperience of pop culture. As Michael addresses his feelings about the past, in\u003cbr\u003eparticular his failed teenage band, Mental Elf, he's forced to confront the\u003cbr\u003equestion: is it finally time to grow up and forget rock'n'roll?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odell, Michael","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44832925450530,"sku":"9781785782220","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/odell-michael-michael-odell-rock-bottom-2017-hardback-9781785782220-1144641630.jpg?v=1741212127","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/rock-bottom-a-music-writers-journey-into-madness","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}