{"product_id":"9781785039850-messing-up-the-paintwork","title":"Messing Up the Paintwork","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wit and Wisdom of Mark E. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting his wit and wisdom for the first time and featuring an introduction from Stuart Maconie, \u003ci\u003eMessing Up the Paintwork\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to a musical icon described as ‘untouchably cool’ (Lauren Laverne), an ‘uncompromising musical maverick’ (Tim Burgess) and ‘a man shouting from a prison window’ (Frank Skinner).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘If it’s me and your granny on bongos, it’s The Fall.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs legendary frontman of post-punk outfit The Fall, Mark E. Smith was known as much for his mercurial temperament as his exceptional musical talent. Famous for his singular way with words both onstage and off, his road to the music hall of fame was paved with brilliant one-liners, eccentric behaviour, and the dozens of members of The Fall he ejected along the way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting his wit and wisdom for the first time and featuring an introduction from Stuart Maconie, \u003ci\u003eMessing Up the Paintwork\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to a musical icon described as ‘untouchably cool’ (Lauren Laverne), an ‘uncompromising musical maverick’ (Tim Burgess) and ‘a man shouting from a prison window’ (Frank Skinner).  And it’s a book for the fans who will miss him terribly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451588981110,"sku":"9781785039850","price":12.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32260733.jpg?v=1760463117","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785039850-messing-up-the-paintwork","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}