Robinson Lisa - Nobody Ever Asked Me About The Girls Women Music And Fame - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: " Indispensable reading about the feminine journey through a man's world" US a Today An intimate look at the lives of our most celebrated female musicians and their challenges with fame from a legendary music journalist Over four decades Lisa Robinson has made a name for herself as a celebrated journalist in a business long known for its boys club mentality. But to Robinson the female performers who sat down with her most often at the peak of their careers were the true revelations. Based on conversations with more than forty female artists Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls is a behind - the - scenes glimpse into the effects of success on some of music's most famous women. From Tina Turner Joni Mitchell Stevie Nicks Donna Summer Bette Midler Alanis Morissette and Linda Ronstadt to Mary J. Blige Lady Gaga Jennifer Lopez Adele Beyonc Rihanna and numerous others Robinson reveals the private obsessions and public distractions that musicians contend with in their pursuit of stardom. From these interviews emerge candid portraits of how these women regardless of genre or decade deal with image abuse love motherhood family sex drugs business and age. Complete with reflections from Robinson's own career as a pioneering female music writer Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls offers an overdue consideration of how hopes dreams and the drive for recognition have propelled our most beloved female musicians to take the stage and leave an undeniable lasting musical mark on the world.
Title: Nobody Ever Asked Me About The Girls Women Music And Fame
Author(s): Robinson Lisa
Publisher: Picador
Barcode: 9781250813879
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/9/2021
Category: Music Reviews & Criticism