Name: Nina Simone's Gum
Brand: Warren Ellis

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9780571365623

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Format Books US

Hardback

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Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-19

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Sales:8.875

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Artist

Warren Ellis

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Faber & Faber

Books of The Year 2021

Australian multi-instrumentalist, composer and violinist, Warren Ellis was born on 14 February 1965 in Ballarat, Victoria. With a career spanning several decades, Ellis has made significant contributions to the music industry. He is known for his work with various bands and artists including Dirty Three, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and Charles Marshall And The Body Electric.

Ellis began his musical journey in 1986 with his first project called These Future Kings. After a period of silence, he joined Blackeyed Susans in 1992 but left the band the following year. During this time, he also collaborated with Busload Of Faith and Kim Salmon And The Surrealists. In 1994, Ellis became part of Kim Salmon's STM and David McComb And The Red Ponies.

In addition to his collaborations, Ellis founded his current band Dirty Three in 1992. He continues to be an active member of Charles Marshall And The Body Electric since joining them in 1993. In 1996, Ellis joined Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds where he still remains a member today.

Rough Trade NYC will be hosting an exclusive, live &amp; interactive Zoom Q&amp;A with the legendary Warren Ellis. Tickets include delivery of a signed copy of 'Nina Simone's Gum'. <a href="https://link.dice.fm/GOuz9xZfakb">Buy your ticket via DICE.</a>

From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave.

"Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol’s piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact." Nick Cave

On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave’s Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone’s piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years; a sacred totem, his creative muse, growing in significance with every passing year. 

In 2019, Cave – his collaborator and great friend – asked Warren if there was anything he could contribute to display in his Stranger Than Kindness exhibition. Warren realized the time had come to release the gum. Together they agreed it should be housed in a glass case like a holy relic. Worrying the gum would be damaged or lost, Warren decided to first have it cast in silver and gold, sparking a chain of events that no one could have predicted, one that would take him back to his childhood and his relationship to found objects. 

Nina Simone’s Gum is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love