Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There - by David Hepworth (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted. Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on earth was trying to emulate the music, manners and the modes of a rainy island that had recently fallen on hard times. The resulting fusion of American can-do and British fuck-you didn't just lead to rock and roll's most resonant music. It ushered in a golden era when a generation of kids born in ration card Britain, who had grown up with their nose pressed against the window of America's plenty, were invited to wallow in their big neighbor's largesse. It deals with a time when everything that was being done - from the Beatles playing Shea Stadium to the Rolling Stones at Altamont, from the Who performing their rock opera at the Metropolitan Opera House to David Bowie touching down in the USA for the first time with a couple of gowns in his luggage - was being done for the very first time. Rock and roll would never be quite so exciting again.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Hepworth's ability to mock subjects he has a clear affection for and cast well-worn anecdotes in a fresh light makes his history of rock'n'roll's special relationship a zippy delight" --<i>Times</i><br><br>"[An] expansive overview of the high-water mark of rock's album-oriented maturity....[Hepworth is] sharp and zingy....his mix of garrulousness and dry wit makes <i>Never a Dull Moment</i> a zip to read." --NPR on <i>Never a Dull Moment</i><br><br>"Hepworth is, in many ways, a dream author. Not only does he know his stuff . . . but he is alert to broader social and cultural trends . . . [His] chapters yield something of the satisfaction of a sharply observed, neatly shaped short story." ―the<i> Guardian </i>on <i>Uncommon People</i><br><br>"Waspish and witty." --<i>Herald</i><br><br>"A revelatory account of the bombshell 365 days that gave birth to what the author dubs 'the rock era." --<i>O: The Oprah Magazine </i>on<i> Never a Dull Moment</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Hepworth</b> has been writing, broadcasting, and speaking about music and media since the seventies. He was involved in the launch and editing of magazines such as <i>Smash Hits</i>, <i>Q</i>, <i>Mojo, </i> and <i>The Word</i>, among many others. He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music program <i>The Old Grey Whistle Test</i> and one of the anchors of the corporation's coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. His previous books include<i> Never a Dull Moment</i> and<i> Uncommon People</i>. He lives in London, dividing his time between writing for a variety of newspapers and magazines, speaking at events, broadcasting work, podcasting at www.wordpodcast.co.uk, and blogging at www.whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk. He says Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell' is the best record ever made. 'This is not an opinion, ' he says. 'It's a matter of fact.'
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