Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway
Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway
Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway
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In this candid autobiography, Cherie Currie--the original lead singer of '70s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways--powerfully recounts her years in the band, her friendship with guitarist Joan Jett, and her struggle with drugs. An intense, behind-the-scenes look at rock music in the gritty, post-glam era, Neon Angel is a must-read for anyone whose heart beats to the rhythm of David Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Nick Gilder, and the Sex Pistols, and for every fan of the movie it inspired: The Runaways, starring Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as Cherie Currie and Joan Jett.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"What truly amazes me is what a fine, honest, introspective author Cherie is, with an incredible tale about an incredible life, and a fascinating personal odyssey." - Joan Jett
"I don't think a lot of people know the story of Cherie Currie. It's an amazing story and she's an amazing woman and performer. " - Dakota Fanning on The Tonight Show
"The most striking thing about The Runaways, a new film about the trailblazing bad-girl rock band from the 1970s that spawned Joan Jett, is how authentic it feels... One reason may be that the movie is partly based on Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway, a newly revamped autobiography by the group's lead singer Cherie Currie, whose chillingly quick self-destruction is relived through Dakota Fanning." - New York Times
"Jett was raw, Currie refined. Jett looked like a biker, Currie like a porcelain doll. Jett was punk before anyone called it punk, while Currie had a sometimes-unaccountable affection for sappy ballads. But as with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the combination worked." - San Francisco Chronicle
"Currie is looking forward to giving Neon Angel its second life. The memoir, co-written with Tony O'Neill, was first published in 1989 as a young adult book, while the new version, with a foreword by Jett, adds the sex, drugs and darkness that were missing from the first edition. 'I had grown up, ' Currie said. 'I wrote that first book when I was 27, and all of a sudden being in my early 40s, having a teenage son, I wanted to do it again, from a different perspective. It was really, really tough; I had to put myself back in those places again. I couldn't believe how much I'd locked away, and it all came back out in vivid detail, scary detail. I realized by doing this and writing down all the stories, it was a way to purge myself of everything ... And now the world can know all about (the Runaways), which I'm very excited about.'" - Reuters
"The striking thing about The Runaways, is how authentic it feels... One reason may be that the movie is partly based on Neon Angel, a newly revamped autobiography by the group's lead singer Cherie Currie, whose chillingly quick self-destruction is relived through Dakota Fanning." - New York Times
"Currie is looking forward to giving Neon Angel its second life...the new version, with a foreword by [Joan] Jett, adds the sex, drugs and darkness that were missing from the first edition." - Reuters
"Details the band's short, messy history and the struggle with addiction that nearly claimed her life." - Entertainment Weekly
"Raw and riveting." - LA Weekly
"[NEON ANGEL] reveals how the liberated life of a 16-year-old rock star in Los Angeles included many dark moments." - Spin
"Unflinchingly honest." - Boston Globe
"I don't think a lot of people know the story of Cherie Currie. It's an amazing story and she's an amazing woman and performer. " - Dakota Fanning on The Tonight Show
"The most striking thing about The Runaways, a new film about the trailblazing bad-girl rock band from the 1970s that spawned Joan Jett, is how authentic it feels... One reason may be that the movie is partly based on Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway, a newly revamped autobiography by the group's lead singer Cherie Currie, whose chillingly quick self-destruction is relived through Dakota Fanning." - New York Times
"Jett was raw, Currie refined. Jett looked like a biker, Currie like a porcelain doll. Jett was punk before anyone called it punk, while Currie had a sometimes-unaccountable affection for sappy ballads. But as with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the combination worked." - San Francisco Chronicle
"Currie is looking forward to giving Neon Angel its second life. The memoir, co-written with Tony O'Neill, was first published in 1989 as a young adult book, while the new version, with a foreword by Jett, adds the sex, drugs and darkness that were missing from the first edition. 'I had grown up, ' Currie said. 'I wrote that first book when I was 27, and all of a sudden being in my early 40s, having a teenage son, I wanted to do it again, from a different perspective. It was really, really tough; I had to put myself back in those places again. I couldn't believe how much I'd locked away, and it all came back out in vivid detail, scary detail. I realized by doing this and writing down all the stories, it was a way to purge myself of everything ... And now the world can know all about (the Runaways), which I'm very excited about.'" - Reuters
"The striking thing about The Runaways, is how authentic it feels... One reason may be that the movie is partly based on Neon Angel, a newly revamped autobiography by the group's lead singer Cherie Currie, whose chillingly quick self-destruction is relived through Dakota Fanning." - New York Times
"Currie is looking forward to giving Neon Angel its second life...the new version, with a foreword by [Joan] Jett, adds the sex, drugs and darkness that were missing from the first edition." - Reuters
"Details the band's short, messy history and the struggle with addiction that nearly claimed her life." - Entertainment Weekly
"Raw and riveting." - LA Weekly
"[NEON ANGEL] reveals how the liberated life of a 16-year-old rock star in Los Angeles included many dark moments." - Spin
"Unflinchingly honest." - Boston Globe
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Dey Street Books
Pub date:
2011-04-01
Length:
400 pages
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