Warren Ellis
Nina Simone's Gum: A Memoir of Things Lost and Found
Nina Simone's Gum: A Memoir of Things Lost and Found
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The book "Nina Simone's Gum" is a musical memoir that tells the story of how a piece of chewing gum was used by musician and composer Warren Ellis as a creative muse for twenty years. The gum was last touched by Nina Simone in 1999, and Ellis believed that it held some of her spirit. The book explores the meaning we place on things, experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It has been praised by critics as one of the most strange, illuminating, and wonderful music books ever written.
Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2021
Publisher: Faber & Faber
From the acclaimed musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring tale of a piece of chewing gum.
Featuring an Introduction by Nick Cave
I hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it, some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish. In many ways, that thought was more important than the gum itself.
On Thursday, July 1, 1999, Dr. Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr. Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel, and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year.
Nina Simone's Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding, and love.
The year's most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.
DAILY TELEGRAPH (Books of the Year)
A meditation on art and value, connection and collaboration.
Fantastic.
THE TIMES (Books of the Year)
One of the most strange, illuminating, and wonderful music.
Weight: 754g
Dimension: 164 x 211 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571365623
Edition number: Main
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