{"product_id":"nina-simones-gum-a-memoir-of-things-lost-and-found","title":"Nina Simone's Gum: A Memoir of Things Lost and Found","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellis, Warren\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Main\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 02-09-2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571365623\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\nA GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nI hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish. In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNina Simone's Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'The year's most eccentric and joyful musical memoir.'\u003cbr\u003e\nDAILY TELEGRAPH (Books of the Year)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A meditation on art and value, connection and collaboration [...] Fantastic.'\u003cbr\u003e\nTHE TIMES (Books of the Year)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'One of the most strange, illuminating and wonderful 'music' books ever.'\u003cbr\u003e\nMOJO (Books of the Year)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571365623\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50252953649456,"sku":"Trans_9780571365623","price":1869.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61c2DCbubaS.jpg?v=1761643482","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/nina-simones-gum-a-memoir-of-things-lost-and-found","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}