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Oasis: What's the Story?

Their songs have conquered radio, MTV, and the Billboard charts. Their faces have adorned the cover of every major music magazine. And their opinions and outrageous behavior have enraged just about every other musician in the business. They are Oasis, the leaders of the most recent British invasion and one of the most popular bands of the '90s. Here is a thorough, first-person chronicle of life with one of the wildest, most talented bands of our day. Read about sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, cocaine-driven nights, alcoholic afternoons, meeting Bono, getting stoned at Paul McCartney's house, taking over Europe, breaking up, getting back together, and fighting. An honest, jarring, and unforgettable account of rock-and-roll at its most extreme, What's the Story?is as irreverent and fascinating as the band itself.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 292 pages

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