Author:Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32,Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32
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A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.
What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a combination of all of the above?
Wretch 32 is one of the most influential musicians at work in Britain today. He is also a lyricist of unparalleled ability, and an advocate of music as a tool to educate as well as to entertain. In an age of unprecedented social and political change, Wretch’s music stands as a medium of protest and of progress, helping to explain and shape a new era.
Rapthology is an anthology of the songs that have shaped Wretch, and our society, over the last thirty years, from gospel music to dancehall anthems to the most innovative emerging young voices. Step by step, Wretch explains what each song means to him, why it matters and how it has become so popular, and so powerful.
In Rapthology, Wretch also provides a lesson in lyric writing, taking us through his own creative process, from the first flashes of inspiration to final edits and improvisation. The result is a groundbreaking autobiography, a guidebook to the music that matters, and an insight into the artistic practises of one of the most inspiring artists of a generation.
You don’t need to know really anything about rap music to find so much of interest and personal experience in this book
—— Nihal ArthanayakeA worthwhile tutorial.
—— Evening StandardGroundbreaking...part memoir, part guide, this is a must-have.
—— IndependentA remarkably generous memoir....in more than one sense, the biography of a friend
—— SpectatorIt's a joyous celebration of the Wham! years. For anyone who was a teenager in the early 1980s, it will take you on a nostalgia trip, with dozens of comically captioned photos of the band during the white espadrille years. It's an honest but affectionate account of a remarkable duo who remained true to their origins and their friendship throughout it all
—— Daily ExpressPacked full of nostalgia, heart and insight, Wham! George & Me is a lovingly written ode to friendship and a celebration of one of the greatest pop acts of all time. A superb tribute
—— Classic Pop MagazineIn this moving memoir, which is also a vivid nostalgia trip for anyone who was a teenager in the 70s and 80s, he tells the story of his friendship and musical collaboration with George Michael. Engaging
—— Sunday ExpressThe Wham! star charts his treasured friendship with George Michael, from their meeting at school in 1975 to George's untimely death in 2016. The duo left a legacy of pop classics from the exuberant Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go to the evergreen Last Christmas, and Ridgeley's enthusiasm for life in a chart-topping band is as infectious as their music
—— Daily MirrorThis book is all you could want and more!
—— Magic Book ClubI couldn't put it down. Such a fantastic book
—— Chris Evans, Virgin RadioA great story
—— Saturday Live, Radio 4A lovely book. A love letter to George
—— Graham Norton, BBC1A touching and vivid nostalgia trip - with great photos
—— BestTop 50 gift picks for the book lovers in your life
—— The HeraldA fond look back at the Wham! star's life in the group that helped define Eighties pop
—— Choice MagazineWill no doubt appeal to the fanbase . . . Humorous and touching
—— Times Literary SupplementJoyful nostalgia
—— Daily ExpressAs a hard-nosed ex-detective, it was a source of much hilarity that I am such a Wham! fan but my copy of this is a prized possession
—— Peter BleksleyOne of the most interesting feminist voices in popular culture
—— The Pool
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