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Foruli ISBN 9781905792122 Robert Forster The 10 Rules Of Rock And Roll signature edition

The 10 Rules Of Rock And Roll

Robert Forster

The 10 rules of rock and roll are:

  • 1. Never follow an artist who describes his or her work as 'dark'
  • 2. The second-last song on every album is the weakest
  • 3. Great bands tend to look alike
  • 4. Being a rock star is a 24-hour-a-day job
  • 5. The band with the most tattoos has the worst songs
  • 6. No band does anything new on stage after the first 20 minutes
  • 7. The guitarist who changes guitars on stage after every third number is showing you his guitar collection
  • 8. Every great artist hides behind their manager
  • 9. Great bands don't have members making solo albums
  • 10. The three-piece band is the purest form of rock and roll expression

The first world-wide publication of the collected music writing of Robert Forster, legendary member of The Go-Betweens. Includes an exclusive 10" vinyl disc of his first new recordings in three years, made especially for this limited edition set.

EDITIONS

The first worldwide publication of the collected music writing of Robert Forster, legendary member of The Go-Betweens. Includes an exclusive 10" vinyl disc of his first new recordings in three years, made especially for this limited edition set.

Each set is individually hand signed by Robert Forster.

 

STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 500 SETS - £100 (FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE)

The package contains:

a hardback book hand signed by Robert Forster on a numbered letterpress printed book plate
an authentication hologram in the book
an exclusive book jacket suitable for framing
a limited edition 10" vinyl record with four exclusive new studio recordings
a hand signed and numbered limited edition art print suitable for framing
a custom die cut record sleeve
a custom handmade fabric-covered solander case with embossing and ribbon

 

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"Forster is a fantastic writer: urbane, witty, blessed with an empathy for his fellow musicians that he translates into acute observations ("The Velvet Underground were the first band I ever heard who wrote songs better than they could play them") rather than a willingness to pull his punches." Alexis Petridis, The Independent

 

"... concision harnessed to a real understanding of what makes great art ..." Bill Black, Caught By The River