Love All The People Letters, Lyrics, Routines
‘Rock is dead and so is comedy,’ was Hicks’ response to being labelled a rock-and-roll comedian. At a time when rock music is safe to listen to in front of your parents and comedy’s only mainstream representation comes from American sitcoms, Hicks’ cynical brand of hard-edged truth-telling is sorely missed. During his 32 years on this planet – at least half of which were spent on stage – before he died of cancer in 1994, Hicks managed to capture the hearts and minds of the disenchanted masses.
Open Love All the People at random and you’ll find a funny one-liner, a testing concept or a literary gem. That said, it’s not a book for novices. Newcomers to Hicks’ comedy may find the transcribed routines repetitive and bewildering in places: it’s hard to grasp his style fully without knowing what he sounded or looked like. However, some of his poems and prose are universally appealing, especially his passionate ‘Thoughts on Love and Smoking’, which lends a sense of nostalgia – even to those too young to have any of their own.
- Product information
- by Bill Hicks Foreword by John Lahr
- Publisher
- Constable
- Product number
- ISBN 1 841119 878 1
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- Product link
- www.constablerobinson.com
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
