Bedsit Disco Queen : How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star

from LARA335

Beautifully written (as you would expect from a woman who managed to get a First in Eng Lit while juggling two bands, a solo career, and touring). This is wry and understated, and Tracey comes across as level-headed and self-aware as she remembers her youth and almost nerdy passion for making mus...

from Chris_V

An utterly delightful memoir by Tracey Thorn, the lead singer of Everything But The Girl. Tracey has always presented an opaque, cool front to the world, letting her song lyrics hint at her life but here she takes us back to the teenager growing up in suburban Hertfordshire, needing to become inv...

from timjones

Earlier in 2014, I read Viv Albertine's Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. and enjoyed it very, very much - in fact, it was and remains my favourite book of 2014. In reviews and interviews, it was often compared to Tracey Thorn's Bedsit Disco Queen, so I was keen to...

from PhilipKinsella

Tracey is a likeable and witty writer, describing her passion for music developing in the punk era. She describes the music she developed, how she met and worked with Ben in 'Everything but the girl'. It's very insightful about the music business.

from pivic

An autobiography that was really finished in 2007, but has dragged along somewhat. Not plotting, just being relevant and to-the-point just like Tracey Thorn's music. No fiddling around, really. Violent lifestyle swings from luxury to squalor and back again – sometimes within minutes. If you like ...