{"product_id":"9781468309843","title":"Nico: The End","description":"\u003cb\u003eNico’s keyboardist recounts her ill-advised eighties tour in this “funny memoir . . . A well-written black comedy” of life on the fringes of rock \u0026amp; roll (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This is the story of the last “scene” of the art rock diva Nico, whose fifteen minutes of fame included her tenure with Andy Warhol’s Factory, the films \u003ci\u003eChelsea Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Dolce Vita\u003c\/i\u003e, and a momentous stint with The Velvet Underground, singing on their debut album, \u003ci\u003eThe Velvet Underground \u0026amp; Nico\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In 1982, Nico was living in Manchester, England, far from her “fifteen minutes” and interested only in feeding her heroin habit. Local promoter Dr. Demetrius saw an opportunity, hired musicians to back her, and set off on a disastrous tour of Italy. In a daze of chaotic live shows and countless heroin scores, Nico toured the world with assorted thrown-together bands, encountering a wild crew of personalities, including John Cale, Allen Ginsberg, John Cooper Clarke, and Gregory Corso.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This story of Nico and the characters who orbited around her is “a funny and engaging chronicle that puts you right on the tour bus, amid the clutter of drums and drugs and unwashed bodies” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129524109552,"sku":"9781468309843","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468309843_p0.jpg?v=1763695006","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468309843","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}