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Talent Is an Asset
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- Book Synopsis
- <p><b> Discover the wacky and wonderful world of Sparks.</b></p><p>When eccentric LA brothers Russell and Ron Mael moved to Britain in 1973, they exploded onto the pop scene as Sparks--an act that stood out even amid the flamboyance of the glam rock movement that embraced them.</p><p>Talent Is an Asset captures the quicksilver essence of these two gifted musicians, who have spent decades deliberately remaining unpredictable and elusive. Hiding behind a dazzling gallery of jokes and musical idiosyncrasies, Sparks have ignited an esoteric musical flame that burns to this day.</p><p>Packed with puns, pop culture nods, nostalgia and absurdist humour, shown through a kaleidoscope of styles from rock to glam to disco, Daryl Easlea distills seven decades of Sparks' singular energy into this essential, unauthorized biography.</p> <p></p>
- About The Author
- Daryl Easlea is a writer, DJ and music consultant. He has written critically-acclaimed biographies on CHIC, Sparks, Michael Jackson and Peter Gabriel. Daryl Easlea was in music retail between 1979 and 1997, and left to belatedly take his degree in American History and International History at Keele, where he also ran the student radio station. He began writing professionally in 1999. After graduating in 2000, he became the deputy editor at Record Collector , where he remains a regular contributor. His work has also appeared in Mojo, Q, Prog Magazine, The Guardian , Uncut, Dazed & Confused, The Independent, The Glasgow Herald, The Encyclopaedia of Popular Music, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and bbc.co.uk.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781917274210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press, (02 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 130 x 33 mm
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