Pet Shop Boys versus America Hardcover by Chris Heath

Product Details

• Publisher: William Heinemann (2020-10-27)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 296 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781785152351
• Item Weight: 464.94 grams
• Dimensions: 8.03 x 5.56 x 1.15 cm

No other pop group in recent history has faced fame with such intelligence, humour and shrewdness as the Pet Shop Boys. In 1991, the band toured North America for the first time shadowed by journalist Chris Heath and legendary rock photographer Pennie Smith. They visited fourteen cities in one month, confronting the American music industry and colliding with the likes of Liza Minnelli, Steven Spielberg and Axl Rose. This is more than a documentary of a tour; it is an unusually intimate portrait of two maverick British musicians always reluctant to compromise.

‘There was a time when the Pet Shop Boys seemed to exist entirely on radio, television and in magazines. This is the other world of the Pet Shop Boys in concert, travel and backstage, as they bring their art and glamour to America. It’s funny too.’
Johnny Marr

‘A brilliant book, to be read over and over again. How could anyone not love these men?’
NME

About the Author

Chris, an investigative news writer, has written for Rolling Stone, Details, Telegraph and Sunday Times, amongst many others. His subjects have varied from Madonna and Lisa Marie Presley to politicians, murderers and artists.