Rivington Was Ours - Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives

Zusatztext A touching memoir. Informationen zum Autor Brendan Jay Sullivan, aka DJ VH1, is a writer, producer, and DJ best known for his work with Lady Gaga. His writing appears in Esquire, Vice, and Interview in the United States and L'Optimum and L'Offciel Hommes in France. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Klappentext Lady Gaga's old friend and former DJ Brendan Jay Sullivan paints a vivid picture of the downtown scene from which she emerged. Brendan Jay Sullivan was an up-and-coming DJ in New York City when he met Stefani Germanotta, then a struggling artist, in 2006. She was a go-go dancer who sewed her own outfits but had bigger ambitions—she wanted nothing less than to take over the music world. In this intimate portrait of the budding star who would soon catapult to fame and fortune, the author describes afternoons sitting with Gaga on the floor of her bare Lower East Side apartment, drinking wine from pint glasses and plotting out the pop stardom that awaited her. Filled with stories of love and heartbreak among Gaga and Sullivan and their circle of aspiring musicians and performers, and set against the vibrant backdrop of the downtown bars and parties of the mid-aughts, Rivington Was Ours is both a love letter to New York and a glimpse behind the veil of one of the biggest musical icons of her generation. "The nicest guy in nightlife."--Time Out New York Zusammenfassung Lady Gaga's old friend and former DJ Brendan Jay Sullivan paints a vivid picture of the downtown scene from which she emerged. Brendan Jay Sullivan was an up-and-coming DJ in New York City when he met Stefani Germanotta! then a struggling artist! in 2006. She was a go-go dancer who sewed her own outfits but had bigger ambitions—she wanted nothing less than to take over the music world. In this intimate portrait of the budding star who would soon catapult to fame and fortune! the author describes afternoons sitting with Gaga on the floor of her bare Lower East Side apartment! drinking wine from pint glasses and plotting out the pop stardom that awaited her. Filled with stories of love and heartbreak among Gaga and Sullivan and their circle of aspiring musicians and performers! and set against the vibrant backdrop of the downtown bars and parties of the mid-aughts! Rivington Was Ours is both a love letter to New York and a glimpse behind the veil of one of the biggest musical icons of her generation. ...

Product details

• Authors: Brendan Sullivan, Brendan Jay Sullivan, Father Brendan Sullivan, Sullivan Brendan Jay
• Publisher: It Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.08.2013
• EAN: 9780062125583
• ISBN: 978-0-06-212558-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Series: It Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Rock, Music, True Crime, Biography: general, Memoirs, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Local History, Pop Music, Popular Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: historical, political and military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, HISTORY: United States / State & Local / General, MUSIC: Individual Composer & Musician, TRUE CRIME: Historical, MUSIC: Essays, HISTORY: Essays