{"product_id":"the-cure-a-perfect-dream-9781786752031","title":"The Cure: A Perfect Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of The Cure: a tall tale of a truly unique British band.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cure's story is a fantastical pop fable, but their trajectory has not been one of unbroken success. Along the way, their uneven, uneasy pop odyssey has taken in fierce intra-band tensions and fall-outs, numerous line-up changes and even a bitter court case that saw original group members feuding over payments and ownership of the band's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been alcoholism, substance abuse and countless long, dark nights of the soul, many of which have been translated into luscious dark-rock symphonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom gawky teenage art-punks in Crawley to gnomic, venerable rock royalty with 30 million record sales to their name, their journey has been a scarcely believable, vivid pop hallucination. \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is the tall tale of a truly unique British band. It's the story of The Cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully updated edition includes a deep dive into the band's long-awaited 14th studio album released in 2024: Songs of a Lost World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Gittins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas interviewed and reviewed The Cure during a 30-year career as a music writer on titles such as \u003ci\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Time Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQ and the Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-author with Motley Crew's Nikki Sixx of the 2007 New York Times best-seller \u003ci\u003eThe Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gemini Gift Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735905698066,"sku":"9781786752031","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5db5d163-3247-4231-8911-87f229ea796a.jpg?v=1763545048","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cure-a-perfect-dream-9781786752031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}