1984: The Year Pop Went Queer patti smith Sufjan's symphonic (as opposed to

Sufjan's symphonic (as opposed to systematic) approach to the questions of mortality

From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra

Richly illustrated with black-and-white photos of Anderson interacting with the superstars of American music

Her mother suffered from severe mental illness and was in and out of hospitals

He spent days—sometimes alone

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer patti smith Sufjan's symphonic (as opposed toAuthor: Ian Wade 'MAGNIFICENT!' Caitlin Moran 'A riveting read about a pop revolution hiding in plain sight' Pete Paphides 'Very funny and very moving.' Jude Rogers In 1984, pop came out of the closet even if not all of the artists felt that they could and, in the process, charted the course of the rest of the decade. In 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer, writer and musician Ian Wade charts where these artists, including Queen, George Michael, David