Drawing on exclusive interviews and archives, Bickerdike dissects the “apathetic misogyny and stereotyping” that denied Nico (1938–1988) her place in rock history, making “her story a chilling modern narrative on the fetishism of beauty.” Haunted by her youth in Germany during WWII, the vulnerable and beautiful Christa Päffgen assumed the persona of “Nico” as a teen in 1956 before going on to model for Vogue, landing acting roles in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol’s Chelsea Girls (1966), and dating such rock stars as Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison. perpetuated about Nico” in an account that unpacks the influential musician’s life. Rock historian Bickerdike ( Why Vinyl Matters) offers an impressive corrective to the “one-sided narrative.
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