Following on from my last read is another book about music,this time an autobiographical one.Those of you in the UK may know of Pearl Lowe as a friend to Sadie Frost,Kate Moss et al,but back in the mid ’90s she was a Britpop hopeful.I loved her second band,Lodger and found it strange when she started popping up in tabloids regularly.I purchased this book because of my previously documented nostalgia for the Britpop era.I generally enjoy reading memoirs too(although not the increasingly popular misery memoirs of late).
‘All That Glitters’is largely a testimony of Pearl’s battle with drugs,although also deals with her youth and pre-fame and addiction years.This is an easy read despite the often dark subject matter,largely thanks to the enganging style and voice of Pearl.Whilst not a literary masterpiece it entertains more often than it irritates and although at times it seems to drop names and openly acknowledge her lavish lifestyle a little too much it entertains in the way I expected it to,and is a cautionary tale for those who think the rock n’ roll lifestyle is a glamorous one.
Tags: Books, Pearl Lowe, read in 2008
