{"product_id":"bernard-sumner-chapter-and-verse-new-order-joy-division-and-me-9781250077721","title":"Chapter and Verse: New Order, Joy Division and Me","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFounding member and guitarist of Joy Diion and the lead singer of New Order, Bernard Sumner has been famous over the years for his reticence. Until now . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn integral part of the Manchester, UK, music scene since the late 1970s, his is the definitive version of the events that created two of the most influential bands of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter and Verse includes a vivid and illuminating account of Bernard Sumner's childhood, the early days of Joy Diion, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Sumner describes the formation of New Order, takes us behind the scenes at the birth of classics such as \"Blue Monday,\" and gives his firsthand account of the ecstasy and the agony of the Haçienda days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes moving, often hilarious, and occasionally completely out of control, this is a tale populated by some of the most colorful and creative characters in music history, such as Ian Curtis, Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton, and Martin Hannett. Others have told parts of the story, in film and book form. Now, for the first time, Bernard Sumner gives you chapter and verse.","brand":"THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53714457723222,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781250077721_1.jpg?v=1778875169","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/bernard-sumner-chapter-and-verse-new-order-joy-division-and-me-9781250077721","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}