12 Days on the Road
12 Days on the Road: The Sex Pistols and America Noel E. Monk, Jimmy Guterman,
Publisher: Perennial
ISBN: 0688112749
Edition: Paperback; 1992-11-01
Summary:
In the mid-seventies, the Sex Pistols, the most controversial
rock-and-roll band ever, erupted out of London, offending everyone
from members of Parliament to the rock establishment it sought to
unseat. With its raw, anarchic sounds, aura of sex and violence,
outrageous behavior, and concerts that frequently degenerated into
near-riots, the band changed the rules of rock-and-roll forever. Add
to that the early death of band member Sid Vicious, by heroin
overdose, and you have all the ingredients for a legend.In January
1978, the Sex Pistols came to the United States for a twelve-day
tour, mostly of cities in the Deep South. 12 Days on the Road is an
extraordinary moment-by-moment re-creation of that wild adventure by
Noel E. Monk, the Sex Pistols' American tour manager, and veteran
journalist Jimmy Guterman. Here is a sensational, "explosive chapter
in the history of rock" (Booklist) that is also "a touching and
improbable tale of innocence and exploitation" (Kirkus Reviews).
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