Very Good Trip - An Intimate History of Music
In "Very Good Trip - An Intimate History of Music", the intimate rubs shoulders with the universal. Michka Assayas tells the story of a passionate life's "trip", which merges with the story of a generation. A life that was turned upside down by the discovery of a new musical world.
A continent full of myths and dreams, populated by geniuses, inventors, heroes and martyrs. This book written as a duo is the result of long interviews. Michka Assayas tells Maud Berthomier how songs, concerts and images linked to music have given him emotions and dazzlements that have been the source of revelations for him in the most intimate areas, from sexuality to spirituality. In this book, in which he evokes more than three hundred songs, he tells the story of an initiation. Thus, we find the tone of his show Very good Trip : a quantity of stories, memories and anecdotes shed light on the adventure of rock in the broad sense, from Bob Dylan to Eminem, including Kurt Cobain. Michka Assayas also shares his personal archives with us.
A sensitive memorial of a life spent accumulating treasures and knowledge that he had the passion to transmit. This book was born from an unprecedented meeting between two authors who are passionate about music. As are all fans of the show Very good Trip.
NAMELY
- Michka is the producer/host of the weekly show 'Very good trip'
- Maud Berthomier has already written 2 books of interviews ("a top-class interviewer" - Ouest France)
- Many personal archives (photos, drawings of his family, etc.) / Fragments of life / Press cuttings from the time / Concert tickets
- It tells the story of a generation that found its identity in music.
- From the first trips to London, to the creation of Les Inrocks, to the history of the press, radio and the birth of independent rock -
- Chronicles of a life in music (from 1963 to today)