Jones, Allan – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:12:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Jones, Allan – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Too late to stop now https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/too-late-to-stop-now/ Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=32798 More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock’n’roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash.Allan Jones brings stories – many previously unpublished – from the golden days of music reporting. Long nights of booze, drugs and unguarded conversations which include anecdotes, experiences and extravagant behaviour. – A band’s aftershow party in San Francisco being gatecrashed by cocaine-hungry Hells Angels- Chrissie Hynde on how rock’n’roll killed The Pretenders- What happened when Nick Lowe and 20 of his mates flew off to Texas to join the Confederate Air Force- John Cale on his dark alliance with Lou Reed Allan Jones remembers a world that once was – one of dark excess and excitement, outrageous deeds and extraordinary talent, featuring legends at both the beginnings and ends of their careers.

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