The first biography of the artist who “essentially invented indie and alternative rock” (Spin)
A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was more than a rock star—he was a true cult icon. Awardwinning music writer Holly George-Warren’s A Man Called Destruction is the first biography of this enigmatic artist, who died in 2010. Covering Chilton’s life from his early work with the charttopping Box Tops and the seminal power-pop band Big Star to his experiments with punk and roots music and his sprawling solo career, A Man Called Destruction is the story of a musical icon and a richly detailed chronicle of pop music’s evolution, from the mid-1960s through today’s indie rock.
- ISBN10 0670025631
- ISBN13 9780670025633
- Publish Date 20 March 2014
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 18 June 2016
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Viking Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 370
- Language English