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My Rock’n’Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn review – a story of sexism in pop – The Guardian
A vivid and witty memoir of the friendship between Thorn and Lindy Morrison of the Go-Betweens, two women in a cultural world dominated by men
In March 1983, the singer and author Tracey Thorn was sitting in a dressing room at Londons Lyceum theatre when a woman strode in and asked to borrow a lipstick. Lindy Morrison, drummer in Brisbane art-rockers the Go-Betweens, made an instant impression on Thorn, who was in her second year at university and whose band, Marine Girls, were on the same bill. On the surface, the pair didnt have much in common. By Thorns own admission and despite her fledgling pop star status she was shy, quiet and sensible;…
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