About the Book: A Sound Mind: How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and
Decided to Rewrite its Entire History)
An alternately funny and moving book about the most important art form on
Planet Earth. Destined to become a classic (pun intended) Jarvis Cocker
Music critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history in a
spiralling tale that establishes classical music as the most rebellious genre of
all.
Paul Morley had stopped being surprised by modern pop music and found himself
retreating into the sounds of artists he loved when, as an emerging music
journalist in the 70s, he wrote