In You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone, defying the sexist casting of her life as the tragedy of a beautiful woman losing her looks, youth and fame, Jennifer Otter Bickerdike cements Nico's legacy as one of the most vital artists of her time, inspiring a generation of luminaries including Bjork, Elliot Smith and Iggy Pop.Ĭontaining over a hundred new interviews and rare archival material, this is an empowering reappraisal of an under-appreciated icon. Yetīeneath the superficial denigrations and one-dimensional myths was a complicated visionary determined to make art that was truly her own. Books Of The Year - 2021 Buy One Get One Half Price Faber Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Music. Nico spent most of her career as a solo artist on the road, enduring empty concert halls, abusive fans and the perilous reality of being a drug addict. Buy You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike (Paperback) now from Rough Trade - independent purveyors of great music, since 1976. Though she is primarily remembered for contributions to their seminal debut album - and her relationships with Brian Jones, Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison - her own artistry and influence have often been overlooked.

At age twenty-seven, she became Andy Warhol's newest Superstar, securing the position of chanteuse for the Velvet Underground. 106: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike on Nico + Jackson Browne + Britney Spears (Podcast Episode 2021) Quotes on IMDb: Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, TV series and more. Nico was an ever-evolving myth, an enigma that escaped definition.īorn Christa Paffgen, Nico grew up in war-torn Berlin before being scouted by a fashion photographer in her early teens. The real story of Nico is one of determination, self-destruction and belief in

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