Naked at the Albert Hall
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Tracey Thorn, musician and author of the bestselling autobiography Bedsit Disco Queen, offers a unique insider's take on the art of singing: why and how we sing, and the voice's power to captivate
In her acclaimed autobiography Bedsit Disco Queen, Tracey Thorn recalled the highs and lows of a 30-year career in pop music. But with the touring, recording, and extraordinary anecdotes, there wasn't time for an in-depth look at what she actually did for all those years: sing. She sang with warmth and emotional honesty, sometimes while battling acute stage fright. Part memoir and part wide-ranging exploration of the art, mechanics, and spellbinding power of singing, Naked at the Albert Hall takes in Dusty Springfield, Dennis Potter, and George Eliot; Auto-tune, the microphone, and stage presence; The Streets and The X Factor. Including interviews with fellow artists such as Alison Moyet, Romy Madley-Croft, and Green Gartside of Scritti Politti, and portraits of singers in fiction as well as Tracey's real-life experiences, it offers a unique, witty, and sharply observed insider's perspective on the exhilarating joy and occasional heartache of singing.
In her acclaimed autobiography Bedsit Disco Queen, Tracey Thorn recalled the highs and lows of a 30-year career in pop music. But with the touring, recording, and extraordinary anecdotes, there wasn't time for an in-depth look at what she actually did for all those years: sing. She sang with warmth and emotional honesty, sometimes while battling acute stage fright. Part memoir and part wide-ranging exploration of the art, mechanics, and spellbinding power of singing, Naked at the Albert Hall takes in Dusty Springfield, Dennis Potter, and George Eliot; Auto-tune, the microphone, and stage presence; The Streets and The X Factor. Including interviews with fellow artists such as Alison Moyet, Romy Madley-Croft, and Green Gartside of Scritti Politti, and portraits of singers in fiction as well as Tracey's real-life experiences, it offers a unique, witty, and sharply observed insider's perspective on the exhilarating joy and occasional heartache of singing.
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Tracey Thorn was singer and songwriter with Everything But the Girl from 1982-2000. At that point she semi-retired from the music business to bring up her children. She has since recorded three solo albums, Out of the Woods, Love and Its Opposite, and Tinsel and Lights, and published her autobiography, Bedsit Disco Queen.
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"Lovely, funny memoir." —New Yorker on Bedsit Disco Queen"Thorn's literary voice is as cheekily offbeat as her singing voice is rich and mellifluous." —Time.com on Bedsit Disco Queen
"Thorn is a gifted memoirist. Her writing is spare and to the point, but with an added intelligence and sense of humor that reads more like a charming best friend than an anti-establishment rock star." —Bust.com on Bedsit Disco Queen
"Thorn is a gifted memoirist. Her writing is spare and to the point, but with an added intelligence and sense of humor that reads more like a charming best friend than an anti-establishment rock star." —Bust.com on Bedsit Disco Queen
