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Grant & I by Forster, Robert

ISBN: 9780143786405 PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Australia FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 624 PUBLICATION DATE: 19.06.2017 DIMENSIONS: 19.6 x 13 x 2.6 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: The GoBetweens, one of Australia's most talented and influential bands, very nearly wasn't. Grant McLennan didn't want to be in a group, and couldn't even play an instrument. That didn't stop the singersongwriter duo of Forster/McLennan becoming one of the most acclaimed partnerships in Australian music history. Just as The GoBetweens always defied categorisation, Grant & I is like no other rock memoir. At its heart is a privileged insight into a prolific artistic collaboration that lasted three decades, and an extraordinary friendship that rode out the band's breakup to remain strong until Grant's premature death in 2006. Unconventional in lineup and look, noted for near misses and near hits, always a beat to one side of the mainstream the band's unusual beginnings were followed by twists that often confounded its members as well as fans and record companies. The story of The GoBetweens is also the story of the times, and Grant & I is a wonderfully perceptive look at the music industry and a brilliantly fresh take on the sounds of the era. As distinctive a writer of prose as he is of songs, Robert Forster is wise and witty, intimate and frank, astute and knowledgeable. There could be no better tribute than Grant & I to this partnership and band who remain loved and revered. 'The truest and strangest poet of his generation.' Nick Cave 'A letter of love to a friend, and a shared daydream teeming with whatwas achieved and reeling

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