{"product_id":"9781471194917","title":"It Takes Blood and Guts","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Skin, O'Brien, Lucy, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/09\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages, 16pp colour plates,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Memoirs, Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781471194917\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescriptions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead singer of multi-million-selling rock band Skunk Anansie, solo artist, LGBTQ+activist and all around trail blazer - Skin is a global icon, and she has been smashing stereotypes for over twenty-five years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer journey from Brixton to one of the most influential women in British rock is nothing short of extraordinary. 'It's been a very difficult thing being a lead singer of a rock band looking like me and it still is. I have to say it's been a fight and it will always be a fight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat fight drives you and makes you want to work harder... It's not supposed to be easy, particularly if you're a woman, you're black or you are gay like me. You've got to keep moving forward, keep striving for everything you want to be.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn to Jamaican parents, Skin grew up in Brixton in the 1970's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer career as an artist began in the '90s, when Skunk Anansie was formed in the sweat-drenched backrooms of London's pubs. Since then she has headlined Glastonbury and toured the world, both as lead singer of Skunk Anansie and as a solo artist. Her success has been groundbreaking in every way, which has come at a personal cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has always been vocal about social and cultural issues, and was championing LGBTQ+ rights at a time when few artists were out and gay. Told with honesty and passion, this is the story of how a gay, black, working-class girl with a vision fought poverty and prejudice to write songs, produce and front her own band, and become one of the most influential women in British rock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36456947220633,"sku":"9781471194917","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781471194917.jpg?v=1604864260","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781471194917","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}