A deeply moving and engaging memoir by Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst, cofounder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The CureAs two of the first punks in a provincial English town, Lol Tolhurst and Robert Smith didn't have it easy. Outsiders from the start, theirs was a friendship based initially on proximity and a shared love of music. They began playing together in pubs and soon developed their own unique style and approach to songwriting, resulting in timeless songs that sparked a deep sense of identification and empathy in listeners and spawning a new subculture dubbed "Goth" by the press. But there was also a dark side to The Cure's intense and bewildering success. Tolhurst was nursing a growing alcoholism that would destroy his place in The Cure and nearly end his life.Intensely lyrical and evocative, gripping and unforgettable, this is the definitive story of a singular band whose legacy endures many decades hence, told from the point of view of a participant and eyewitness who was there when it happened--and even before it all began.
"Sigo a The Cure desde los 16 años, y actualmente tengo 52, a si que no me pidan objetividad. No soy un analista literario, solo quiero decir que como seguidor de esta gran banda me gusto mucho recordar y repasar momentos importantes sobre todo los años 70s) a través de la mirada y experiencia de Lol, su narración la encontré humana y valiente. Totalmente recomendable para seguidores de la banda y para los que quieran adentrarse en el origen, y el camino de una de las mejores bandas de los 80s. "