{"product_id":"9781785589683","title":"Grant \u0026 I : Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens by Robert Forster","description":"BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 - MOJO MAGAZINE \u0026amp; UNCUT MAGAZINE \"In early '77 I asked Grant if he'd form a band with me. `No,' was his blunt reply.\" Grant McLennan didn't want to be in a band. He couldn't play an instrument; Charlie Chaplin was his hero du jour. And yet, when Robert Forster wrote Hemingway, Genet, Chandler and Joyce into his lyrics, McLennan couldn't resist a second invitation to become 80s indie sensation The Go Betweens. The friends would collaborate for three decades, until Grant's premature death in 2006. Beautifully written - like lyrics, like prose - Grant \u0026amp; I is a rock memoir akin to no other. Part `making of', part music industry expose, part buddy-book, this is a delicate and perceptive celebration of creative endeavour. With wit and candour, Robert Forster pays tribute to a band who found huge success in the margins, having friendship at its heart.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305477779829,"sku":"9781785589683","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781785589683.jpg?v=1762797606","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781785589683","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}