{"product_id":"there-and-black-again-don-letts-the-autobiography-of-don-letts","title":"Don Letts: There and Black Again","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15.88 x 3.3 x 23.5 cm | 320 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOmnibus Press | 2021 | 9781913172091\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father - has always defied conformity. A British-born son of Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between London's punk and reggae scenes earning his reputation as the 'Rebel Dread'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThere and Black Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Letts looks back on his exceptional life, which has seen him befriend Bob Marley after sneaking into his hotel, join The Clash's White Riot tour as manager of The Slits and become one of the UK's most highly regarded video directors just as the MTV boom hit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold in part as scenes from a movie shot on location in London, Kingston, New York City, Los Angeles, Windhoek, Salt Lake City and Goldeneye, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThere and Black Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e co-stars a cast of hundreds, including Joe Strummer, John Lydon, Bob Marley, Chrissie Hynde, Chris Blackwell, Paul McCartney, Nelson Mandela, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Chuck D., Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith reflections on the Black Lives Matter movement and the highs and lows of personal relationships, this impactful book includes moments of civil unrest, live music, humour and political struggle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThere and Black Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the refreshing and often unexpected story of a man who has never been afraid to tread his own path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e'Salute my man Don Letts, whose works have opened and freed many souls' \u003cstrong\u003eChuck D, Public Enemy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Don Letts has been, and still is, a catalyst for the minds and spirits of so many of us'  \u003cstrong\u003eJim Jarmusch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664876388610,"sku":"BK-OMN-DLTBA-001-D","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_2849_58bc190c-b908-458f-9c87-5fac699cae1b.jpg?v=1777992822","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/there-and-black-again-don-letts-the-autobiography-of-don-letts","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}