I DREAMED I WAS A VERY CLEAN TRAMP: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Richard Hell | 293 pages | 03 Dec 2013 | Ecco Press | 9780062190833 | English | New York, United States I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography PDF Book Patti Smith made it big? The description of Patti Smith's compellingness as a performer "skinny as a rod, massive tits" quickly gives way to examples of her careerism. Smith is much more passionate. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Yoo-hoo, Strokes! Few people have been as important--yet as underappreciated as Richard Hell. The Rock Clubs, Record Deals, the fans!! But he explains it so honestly, to great, meaningful effect. He arrived penniless with the idea of becoming a poet; ten years later he was a pivotal voice of the age of punk, starting such seminal bands as Television, the Heartbreakers, and Richard Hell and the Voidoids--whose song "Blank Generation" remains the defining anthem of the era. More filters. He lives in New York City. There were kinetic nights in New York's club demi-monde, descent into drug addiction, and an ever-present yearning for redemption through poetry, music, and art. He did have some good reasons to think highly of himself when he wasn't beating himself up - he was sexy, charismatic, innovative. Sep 21, Lynx rated it liked it Shelves: biography-memoir , rock-n-roll. All that said, the parts of this book about the creative process, about the very act of more or less envisioning what would become known as punk, was gripping and fascinating. I was particularly touched by those passages, and found myself seeing exactly how that world must have looked through a dope-addled brain. I'm not exactly sure if Richard Hell is an household name. Readers also enjoyed. His powers of description are strong, his grudges deep, and his willingness to take risks thrilling. Bessel does an excellent job of evoking the blasted landscape of a conquered Germany. It reminded me of the Elinor Glynn novel from the early twentieth century called IT. And don't get me started on your NA redemption. I remember liking his book 'Go Now' but I probably read it in high school. I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography Writer An acutely rendered, unforgettable coming-of-age story, I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp evokes with feeling, clarity, and piercing intelligence that classic journey: the life of one who comes from the hinterlands into the city in search of art and passion. Thirteen-year-old Zardi loves to hear stories about fantastical beings I really enjoyed this, despite not knowing any of his music. In fact, His writing talent is much better than his musical talent which he admits is on the minimal side. RH is still pretty pissed off. Poet, musician, fashion icon and terrific, terrific writer. I found it telling that the women he considered his soulmate was a French artist who spoke almost no English. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. From an early age, Richard Hell dreamed of running away. None of RH's reasons for his animosity towards TV seem strong enough. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Rating details. Rock n' roll dudes are and always will be the worst. The sharp, lyrical, and no-holds-barred autobiography of the iconoclastic writer and musician Richard Hell, charting the childhood, coming of age, and misadventures of an artist in an indelible era of rock and roll For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. This slim volume went almost unnoticed. Stock photo. From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also There is almost zero discussion of any family members, even the death of his father when Richard was 8 is dismissed as an annoyance. Richard Hell comes across as over-confident, insecure and defensive all at the same time and it gives a nice tension. The real Punk Rock Stories told by the Man who started it all!! He is the author of the journals collection Artifact ; the novels Go Now and Godlike ; and the collection of essays, notebooks, and lyrics Hot and Cold ; as well as numerous other pamphlets and books. The parts about Tom Verlaine were interesting. New other. This book is more honest than Just Kids. Subtitle: "The girls I screwed and the floor plans of the apartments where it happened. The audience may have been starstruck, and everyone asked uninteresting questions that elicited factual answers. That's the worst loneliness - the isolation, even from oneself, in that lie. I enjoyed certain aspects of his story but overall, it seemed just to be a recollection of his cavalier views on specific individuals and his various encounters with pussy. I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography Reviews There are no discussion topics on this book yet. It's pretty real that way. She was out turning tricks while he lounged around her apartment, waiting for her to bring him money she had earned so he could buy dope. I'm a little jealous of people with strong ethnic and cultural roots. He's a pretty good writer. There's no central idea or point at the center of this memoir, no goal that Hell's writing is working towards. The user will add any other drugs available, especially stimulants, like methedrine or cocaine, to try to make it interesting again. Hell settles some scores here, b The casual flow of this memoir belies the offhanded stylishness of Richard Hell's prose. An acutely rendered, unforgettable coming-of-age story, I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp evokes with feeling, clarity, and piercing intelligence that classic journey: the life of one who comes from the hinterlands into the city in search of art and passion. This is the book people have been waiting for Richard Hell to write. That's why I approached Richard Hell's autobiography with caution. Add to cart. The parts of the book I liked best were the gossipy parts. And if you believe yourself to be a pioneer, okay…but to what end? Thirteen-year-old Zardi loves to hear stories about fantastical beings This one is for Richard Hell fans only. Thirteen-year-old Zardi loves to hear stories about fantastical beings long banned from the kingdom of Arribitha. The audience may have been starstruck, and everyone asked uninteresting questions that elicited factual answers. Verified purchase: Yes Condition: Pre-owned. It was luck that I lived that long. For both, the music grew out of a need to express themselves in the most immediate and authentic way. The parts about Tom Verlaine were interesting. Richard Pryor may have been I found a way to quit, with help. At least until when the memoir ends as he wisely gives up his music career to help solve his heroin addiction. Hell has an excellent new memoir, I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp , that describes that wild, reckless and important era in downtown Manhattan with candor, wit and reverence. For a memoir, this book is pretty slim, both literally and metaphorically. The book finally gets good once Hell gets to New York with Tom Verlaine and they start getting into music, and I liked this section for two reasons. Skip to main content. It explicitly asserts and demonstrates that the music is not about virtuosity. Hell is first and foremost a poet, a musician second, as he repeatedly reminds us. But God, could you come up with more perfectly chauvinistic assumptions? It occurred to me halfway through that he probably just read this mess into a recorder and some editor transcribed it. I always suspected Verlaine was an asshole, which Hell confirms; it's funny, though, how much he later comes to affect all the traits he once claimed to hate about the Television frontman with his own project, the Voidoids. I remember liking his book 'Go Now' but I probably read it in high school. A Richard Hell is too boring and narcissistic to have any insight into his remarkable life. I like Richard Hell but it is the kind of "like" coming from watching a kid put heart and soul into an endeavor where his emotions overshadow his abilities. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Q: Why did the punk rocker cross the road? View all 5 comments. But anyone who is caught whispering of their powers will feel the rage of the sultan—a terrifying tyrant Richard Hell comes across as over-confident, insecure and defensive all at the same time and it gives a nice tension. Sort order. Around that time maybe later.. Hell makes CBGB's sound like your neighborhood dive bar in his casual, dismissive comfort with the place. I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography Read Online Not that he himself wouldn't sheepishly acknowledge just that--he does. I know. Who the hell is Richard Hell? It reminded me of the Elinor Glynn novel from the early twentieth century called IT. I'm a little jealous of people with strong ethnic and cultural roots. To this very day, Richard Hell is a remarkable looker, and he knows by instinct the power of the visual and how it would affect his medium. Regarding bands, he was in the seminal CBGB band Television for about 12 months, he was in The Heartbreakers for about a year and even his own band Richard Hell and the Voidoids effectively lasted only about 12 months.