{"product_id":"x-ray-the-unauthorized-autobiography-a-speculative-memoir-of-the-kinks-and-the-death-of-the-sixties-paperback","title":"X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography: A Speculative Memoir of the Kinks and the Death of the Sixties - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA work of high-concept genius--the most original rock memoir ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Ray Davies--the mastermind behind The Kinks and the poet laureate of British rock--doesn't do \"traditional.\" In this subversively brilliant, one-of-a-kind memoir, the man who gave us \"Waterloo Sunset\" and \"Lola\" deconstructs the very idea of the rock autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eX-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e is not a standard autobiography. It is a psychological interrogation disguised as a rock-and-roll odyssey. Through the \"X-Ray\" lens of a narrator you can't quite trust, Davies deconstructs his own myth--from the jagged, distorted riffs of \"You Really Got Me\" to the pastoral melancholy of \u003ci\u003eThe Village Green Preservation Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind rock memoir captures the friction between Ray and his brother Dave, the crushing weight of the music industry \"Moneygoround,\" and the melancholic genius of a man who was always \u003ci\u003eNot Like Everybody Else\u003c\/i\u003e. For fans of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and literary rock history, \u003ci\u003eX-Ray\u003c\/i\u003e remains a gold standard of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a chillingly familiar near-future, a global \"Corporation\" controls the narrative of history. Their latest assignment for a young, nameless investigator: extract the truth from R.D.D.--an aging, reclusive cultural icon known to the world as Ray Davies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the investigator probes deeper, the lines between the 1960s London \"Swinging\" scene and a sterile, controlled future begin to blur. This is a story of two brothers at war, a band banned from the very country they helped define, and a songwriter who predicted the corporate takeover of the human soul decades before it happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this is essential reading: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Original Rock Meta-Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the experimental narrative structure that predated the modern \"post-truth\" era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Prophet of the Ordinary: \u003c\/b\u003e Revisit Davies's uncanny social commentary on British identity, suburban isolation, and the \"Moneygoround\" of the music industry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeyond the Music: \u003c\/b\u003e A literary achievement that's ripe for rediscovery, proving that Ray Davies was always \u003ci\u003eNot Like Everybody Else\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In an age when everybody's in show business and writes a lousy book about it, Ray Davies is to be honored for not doing the usual thing.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shocking and edgy memoirs of Ray Davies, a dedicated enemy of fashion and the lead singer of The Kinks, is the must-read rock book of the year. Subversively brilliant, this one-of-a-kind rock autobiography, ingeniously styled as a biography, is written by a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called \"the Corporation\" to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and song writer of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time. \"R.D\". tells the story of his life - or does he? Tales of London and the rock scene of the swinging Sixties evolve in a labrynthine and thoroughly engrossing fashion as the Kinks frontman reveals his life and times to the young writer, often seemingly passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby street, \"Top of the Pops\", The Cavern Club, the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Who and other fixtures of the times fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part autobiography, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Davies was born and still lives in north London. Together with his younger brother, Dave, he launched The Kinks in 1964. Their first number- one single, \"You Really Got Me,\" was followed by thirty albums and a series of hit singles, including \"Waterloo Sunset\" and \"Lola.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.98 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125493522739,"sku":"9781585679393","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d4MqU59bS99781585679393.webp?v=1773255681","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/x-ray-the-unauthorized-autobiography-a-speculative-memoir-of-the-kinks-and-the-death-of-the-sixties-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}