Heroin and Music in New York City
Using narrative accounts from a sample of 69 New York City-based musicians of various genres who are self-acknowledged heroin users, the book addresses the reasons why these musicians started using heroin and the impact heroin had on these musicians' playing, creativity, and careers.
| Autor: | Spunt, B. |
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| ISBN: | 9781137308566 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 245 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Veröffentlicht: | 14.05.2014 |
| Schlagworte: | America Caribbean Heroin Jazz NYC career city creativity folk music music |
Barry Spunt is an associate professor in the Sociology Department, at John Jay Criminal College, City University of New York