Buzzin' : the nine lives of a Happy Monday
Bez, 1964-2023
Book
At the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever known to the world as Bez, was visibly a danger to society. He became the so-called Chemical Generation's bug-eyed pied piper, every weekend leading millions out to oblivion and beyond, as they adopted his E-gobbling party lifestyle. Neither an accomplished musician nor even a very good dancer, Bez was a prime candidate for fleeting celebrity. That, however, never happened, nor does it show any sign of happening. Through Black Grape, the second band he co-fronted with the Mondays' Shaun Ryder, and his ever-presence in the mass media, Bez's popularity has grown exponentially, his star rocketing ever upwards. When he bowled into Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, he ended up winning the series, as viewers came to understand his fundamental decency.
Main title:
Buzzin' : the nine lives of a Happy Monday / Bez with Andrew Perry.
Author:
Bez, 1964-, authorPerry, Andrew (Music journalist), author
Imprint:
London : White Rabbit, 2023.
Collation:
298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.
ISBN:
9781399605083 (pbk)
Dewey class:
782.42166092B/BEZ782.421782.42166782.42166 BEZ920 BEZ
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3466967