Everett True – författare

''A fascinating insight into the boredom, ambition, conflicts and genius behind one of the best bands ever' Total Guitar MagazineThe Ramones cut an unforgettable swathe through decades of popular music. They pioneered politically charged, raw sounds with absurdist flair, igniting crowds with ferocious 20-minute sets that helped shape the punk movement with their authentic anti-establishment voice.Everett True's absorbing biography of punk's renegade first family traces the band's origins, from the leafy suburbs of New York to their infamous shows in the gritty basement of CBGB's. Drawing on insightful interviews with the Ramones themselves and those who were there to craft a vivid portrait of the 1970s New York scene- this essential book highlights the Ramones' pivotal role in directing the trajectory of alternative music for years to come.Hey! Ho! Let's Go! is an essential history of one of the 20th century's most idiosyncratic and boundary-breaking bands.

As Assistant Editor on Melody Maker, Everett True was the first journalist to cover the Seattle music scene in early 1989 and interview Nirvana. He is responsible for bringing Hole, Nirvana, Pavement, Soundgarden and a host of other bands to public attention. He introduced Kurt to Courtney, performed on stage with Nirvana on numerous occasions and famously pushed Kurt onto the stage of the Reading Festival 1992 in a wheelchair. * SELLING POINTS: An honest, moving, incisive, heartfelt re-evaluation of a band that have been misrepresented time and time again since their untimely demise in April 1994. The true story written by the only journalist allowed into Cobain's house immediately after Kurt Cobain's death. Everett True captures what the band were really like - their feminine side, what happened to Cobain in Seattle and Olympia and when he first met Courtney. He also discusses the music scene of the time - the fellow bands, the scenes, the seminars, the countless live dates, the friends and allies and drug dealers. 'Everett True is the man who runs England' Courtney Love 1992