{"product_id":"chris-knox","title":"Chris Knox","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of the man, the music, the art, the attitude. Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly tells the story of one extraordinarily creative man's journey from the obscurity of punk rock to the heart of New Zealand culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'I've got things I can't recall\u003cbr\u003eLike the colours of my bedroom wall\u003cbr\u003eOh, I can't decide if I\u003cbr\u003eWant to know these things or why\u003cbr\u003eThey bother me and tantalise me so'\u003cbr\u003e-- from 'I've Left Memories Behind' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the mid-1990s, the Village Voice described Chris Knox as 'indie rock's premier oddball singer songwriter' and, when Knox suffered a stroke a decade later, music icons such as Yo La Tengo, Bill Callahan, Neil Finn and Shayne Carter all showed up for concerts and a tribute album. Who is this epileptic, opinionated, shorts-and-jandals-wearing, endlessly creative musician and artist from New Zealand? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is his story - from a childhood in 'flat, rectangular and boring' Invercargill to years of creative experimentation in Dunedin to family life in Auckland; from The Enemy's first gig at Dunedin's Beneficiaries Hall to Toy Love's tour of Australia and on to Tall Dwarfs' escapades around the globe; from tape loops and crashing cutlery recorded on a TEAC 4-track to the biting satire of Jesus on a Stick comics and Listener opinion pieces; and from home-recorded LPs delivered by hand to the ubiquitous voice on ads for Vogels and Heineken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Knox: Not Given Lightly tells the story of one extraordinarily creative man's journey from the obscurity of punk rock to the heart of New Zealand culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Then again, all the time, every minute, neverending, unrelenting, all around us, without pausing, endless endless, all-pervading, movement motion, this way that way, ticktock, freefall, love love, kiss kiss, make do be is was I me b c d e f g h I think nothing's going to happen.'\u003cbr\u003e-- from 'Nothing's Going to Happen'","brand":"Auckland University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50803214647528,"sku":"9781869409838","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_42ffa55b-b551-4428-b2d3-828fcd5dab53.jpg?v=1790288764","url":"https:\/\/kuumba-47muwsn1.myshopify.com\/products\/chris-knox","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}