At 243 pages, in a relatively easygoing font size, Tracey Thorn’s latest book doesn’t look like a particularly subversive tome. They remain a cult concern among aficionados and music journalists; often bookish, sensitive males who identified with songwriters Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. Thorn writes incisively about how she constructed Morrison for herself as a hero and mentor – full of qualities Thorn felt herself to lack. The Go-Betweens circa 1987 (l-r): singer Robert Forster, drummer Lindy Morrison, guitarist Grant McLennan and bassist Robert Vickers. In a documentary about the band, Morrison is referred to as “a fucking nightmare”.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2021 07:52 UTC