Nina Simone's gum
Ellis, Warren2021
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In July 1999, Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Caves Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took her piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, growing in significance with every passing year. In 2019, Cave -- his collaborator and great friend -- asked Warren if there was anything he could contribute to display in his Stranger Than Kindness exhibition. Warren realised the time had come to release the gum. Here, we reflect on how something so small, and of little apparent significance, can form beautiful connections between people.
Main title:
Nina Simone's gum / Warren Ellis.
Author:
Ellis, Warren, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber Limited, 2021.
Collation:
199 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
05713656209780571365623
Dewey class:
782.42164 SIM
Language:
English
Subject:
Simone, Nina, 1933-2003Ellis, Warren, 1965- -- Art collectionsEllis, Warren, 1965-Simone, Nina, 1933-2003Collectors and collectingLost articlesMaterial cultureJazz singers -- AnecdotesSouvenirs (Keepsakes)Souvenirs (Keepsakes)Collectors and collectingArt objectsChewing gumPopular music -- 21st centuryRock musicians -- Australia -- BiographySingers -- United States -- Anecdotes
BRN:
37506
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