You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone The Biography Of Nico Jennifer Otter Bickerdike by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike 9780306922893, 0306922894 instant download after payment.

A new, definitive biography of the iconic and mysterious singer, Warhol superstar, Velvet Underground collaborator: influential solo artist Nico.    
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ALONE is a new biography of Nico, the mysterious singer best known for her work with the Velvet Underground & her solo album Chelsea Girl. Her life is tangled in myth—much of it of her own invention. Rock & roll cultural historian Jennifer Bickerdike delivers a definitive book that unravels the story while making a convincing case for Nico's enduring importance.
Over the course of her career, Nico was an ever-evolving myth: art film house actress, highly coveted fashion model, Dietrich of Punk, Femme Fatale, Chelsea Girl, Garbo of Goth, The Last Bohemian, Heroin Junkie. Lester Bangs described her as 'a true enigma.' At age 27, Nico became Andy Warhol's newest Superstar, featuring in his one commercial break out hit film Chelsea Girls & garnering the position of chanteuse for the Velvet Underground. It wasn't Nico's musical chops which got her the gig; it was her striking beauty. Her seeming otherworldly and unattainable presence was further amplified by her reputation for dating rock stars (Brian Jones, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison). She became famous for being Nico.
Yet Nico's talent & her contribution to rock culture are often overlooked. She spent most of her career as a solo artist on the road, determined to make music, seemingly against all the odds, enduring empty concert halls, abusive fans, & the often perilous reality of being an ageing artist & drug addict. She created mesmerizing & unique projects that inspired a generation of artists, including Henry Rollins, Morrissey, Siousxie Sioux & the Banshees, & Iggy Pop.    
Drawing on the archives at the Andy Warhol Museum & at Nico's record labels, various private collections, & rarely seen footage, & featuring exclusive new interviews from those who kne