[ebooks] A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The Life and Films of Vincente Minnelli by Mark Griffin in Arts-Photography

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The Stranglers have outlasted and outsold virtually every other band of their era; recording ten hit albums and releasing 21 Top 40 singles. Their list of hits; including Golden Brown; were written against a background of spectacular success; dismal failure; drug dependency; financial ruin; infighting and misfortune. As a response to David Buckleys one-sided biography of the band ("No Mercy" Hodder Stoughton; 1997) and the bandrsquo;s reticence to reveal the true meaning behind their songs; Hugh Cornwell; founding member and songwriter; sets the record straight; displaces the myths and for the first time explains the real stories behind The Stranglers; his departure and the origins of their songs.