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Lost in music : a pop odyssey
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Lost in music : a pop odyssey

by Giles Smith

This memoir explores the influence of pop music on a life spent forming unsuccessful bands. It examines common youthful ambitions of stardom and the reality of navigating the music industry without achieving fame.

Accession 18038 ISBN 0330339176 Publisher Picador
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