Chris introduced frank to the freshies at a rehearsal, said mick middles, author of frank sidebottom out of his head, an authorized e book biography out in hardcover in november. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles 201411. The authorised biography of chris sievey english edition. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles 20141106 mick middles. The true story that inspired the movie by jon ronson. Getting inside the head of the man who was frank sidebottom. Frank sidebottom and the man behind the mask bbc news. The creator of the man with the biggest head in showbusiness, frank sidebottom, has died.
Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles the true story of the character that inspired the movie frank, out of his head is the authorised biography of the late chris sievey, whose life was considerably stranger than fiction. Books related to frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles. Sidebottom was the bulbousheaded alterego of comedian and musician chris sievey, who eclipsed the fame. Chris sievey, who played frank sidebottom, is to feature in a biopic in 2014. Smashwords frank sidebottom out of his head a book. The authorised biography of chris sievey english edition ebook.
Sievey, under the guise of sidebottom, made regular appearances on north. His book captures perfectly that rarest of journeys when an onlooker got to. Jon is a wouldbe songwriter with endless ideas in his head, but no outlet. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Frank sidebottom out of his head hardcover november 6. Sounds and is now writing a biography titled out of his head. There has never been an artist quite like chris sievey or his fantastic comedic alter ego, frank sidebottom. Frank is an offbeat comedy about a wannabe musician who finds himself out of his depth when he joins a maverick rock band led by the enigmatic frank a musi. As a frank fan from the 80s and with a knowledge of the territory described in the book i found out of his head a great read, even though more could have been covered on franks recorded output and there was nothing about the rerecording of the megastore vocal, quite an important if ridiculous episode in the a lovely tribute to what the author calls an outsider artist on more than one. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles, 9781909360242, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Frank sidebottom out of his head and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Mick lives with his wife, vicky, in flixton, manchester. An interesting question and answer session chaired but mick middles and on the panel, barry. There has never been an artist quite like chris sievey or his. Out of his head the authorised biography of chris sievey by mick middles available from rakuten kobo. Frank sidebottom out of his head is a fascinating and bittersweet read, and is very highly recommended. In the late 1980s jon ronson was the keyboard player in the frank sidebottom oh blimey big band. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles 6nov. Comic character frank sidebottom has inspired a film starring michael fassbender. The authorised biography of chris sievey by mick middles, mark radcliffe hardback, 2014 at the best online prices at ebay.
The book s timeline spans more than a quarter of a century and includes cameos from sieveys family and friends as well as the likes of mark e smith, steve coogan, jon ronson, caroline aherne, chris evans, mark radcliffe, and, er, bros. Jon ronson, who cowrote the film, was part of sidebottom s band, and the plot began as an adaptation of his writings but. Read the new book frank sidebottom out of his head. Out of his head is written by sieveys friend the journalist mick middles and is as intoxicating and sobering as sieveys life seems to have been. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles, mark radcliffe.
As a frank fan from the 80s and with a knowledge of the territory described in the book i found out of his head a great read, even though more could have been covered on franks recorded output and there was nothing about the rerecording of the megastore vocal, quite an important if ridiculous episode in the a lovely tribute to what the author calls an outsider artist on more than one occasion. The muchloved comedy character, famous for his oversized paper head, was the alter ego of musician and. Frank sidebottom out of his head and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. The story of director lenny abrahamsons frank is simple. The emergence of jon ronsons film, frank, steve sullivans exhaustive documentary being frank. Frank riffs on the pop curiosity frank sidebottom the.
Books related to frank sidebottom out of his head by. In the 1980s and 90s, frank sidebottom was a giantheaded, cartooneyed, cult comedy hero but few knew who was behind the mask. Sievey, under the guise of sidebottom, made regular appearances on north west television. This became the subject of feverish speculation during his zenith years. Mobile phones tech tech accessories gaming books dvd bluray music vinyl certified refurbished all offers. An article in the guardian by jon ronson, a former member of frank s band, tells his story and mentions the book. The music journalist mick middles recently sent me his notyetpublished biography frank sidebottom. Frank sidebottom was a novelty act from the manchester music scene of the late 80searly 90s. Mick middles is the author of 24 books, most of which have concentrated on manchester music artists from punk to present. Frank sidebottom out of his head mick middles hardback. A new book will lift the lid on the life of the man behind cult comic frank sidebottom.
Whether pushing for chart action while fronting his former band the freshies or allowing the bombastic sidebottom to wreak anarchy and chaos on television, radio or with the oh blimey big b. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Nobody outside his inner circle knew his true identity. Looking for frank sidebottom out of his head mick middles hardback. Christopher mark sievey 25 august 1955 21 june 2010 was an english musician and comedian known for fronting the band the freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona frank sidebottom from 1984 onwards.
Read frank sidebottom out of his head, by mick middles online on bookmate there has never been an artist quite like chris sievey or his fantastic comedic alter ego, frank sidebottom. His work has appeared in sounds, the face, daily telegraph, classic rock, classic pop and many more. Buy frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles, mark radcliffe from waterstones today. Frank sidebottom was possibly the strangest pop star in history. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles read. The chris sievey story and the bizarre erection of the frank sidebottom statue in his native timperley last october before 2,000. Chris sievey, who has died aged 54 after suffering from cancer, achieved the kind of success as frank sidebottom that often eluded him under his own name. Book launch of the mick middles book out of his head a biography for frank sidebottom chris sievey. Frank sidebottom by mick middles overdrive rakuten.
In his movie, fassbender plays a musician called frank who wears an oversized comic book head. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles at. Frank sidebottom out of his head by mick middles 6nov2014 hardcover. The authorised biography of chris sievey by middles, mick, radcliffe, mark november 6, 2014 hardcover on. Unlike most biographies that tell a linear story, out of my head zig zags about between the past and present a fare bit, but i didnt find this held back the flow, in fact it made some parts of. The book s timeline spans more than a quarter of a century and includes cameos from sieveys family and friends as well as the likes of mark e smith, steve coogan, jon ronson, caroline aherne. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Sporting a fibreglass cartoon head, frank played by chris sievey would perform strange beatlesqueenbruce springsteen covers with his oh blimey big. Frank is a fictional story mostly inspired by frank sidebottom, the comic persona of chris sievey who is thought to have given his backing to the film before his death, but the plot was also inspired by other musicians like daniel johnston and captain beefheart. He winds up joining, due to an accident, an unusual band called soronprfbs which is led by the title character, frank a singersongwriter who does not reveal his face at any time as it is covered by a huge papermache head of a neutrallooking being. Comedy character mrs merton started out as franks sidekick on his radio. Yet it was only after chriss untimely demise in 2010 that the extent of his infl uence became fully apparent. That, however, is where the similarities with the original frank sidebottom end.
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