num_pages: 400
description: The generously illustrated inside account of how Bryan Ferry invented the legendary rock band Roxy Music by perhaps the most accomplished writer of his generation (GQ)In 1972 an English rock band released its first album to instant critical acclaim: Roxy Music. Here was a group that looked as though it came not only from another era but from another planet - a band in which art fashion and music would combine to create in Bryan Ferry's words 'above all a state of mind'. Written with the assistance for the first time of all those involved including Bryan Ferry Brian Eno Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera Re-make/Re-model tells how Pop Art the 1960s underground and Swinging London were transformed into a unique sound and look - theatrical arch literate. clever sexy thrilling. In the tradition of Jean Stein and George Plimpton's Edie Re-make/Re-model is the story of extraordinary individuals and exceptional creativity - and nothing less than the history of an era in music and pop culture.Exquisitely written...as much a work of art as its subject. - The ObserverInnovative and intelligent. - Publishers WeeklyMichael Bracewell is the most adroitly gifted writer of his generation. - Morrissey
language: English
title: Re-make/Re-model: Becoming Roxy Music
publisher: Faber & Faber