{"product_id":"cognitive-dissident-conversations-with-the-thes-matt-johnson-9781915841650","title":"Cognitive Dissident: Conversations with the The's Matt Johnson","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matt Johnson | Jason Wood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Omnibus Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Omnibus Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Johnson, lead singer of seminal post punk band, The The, bares all in this meditation on creativity, love and loss, with writer Jason Wood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCognitive Dissident\u003c\/i\u003e may begin in the music biography tradition, but it quickly becomes something deeper. Born out of years of conversation and collaboration between Matt Johnson, the creative force behind THE THE, and writer Jason Wood (Executive Director at the BFI), it expands into a work that is philosophical, cultural, and socio-political in scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story traces Johnson's period of reflection during\u003ci\u003e The Inertia Variations\u003c\/i\u003e project and follows the extraordinary creative rebirth that led to THE THE's return: The Comeback Special tour, live album and film, the release of \u003ci\u003eEnsoulment\u003c\/i\u003e - their first new album in 25 years - and the acclaimed Ensouled world tour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, it illuminates Johnson's evolution from the post-punk DIY scene to his many collaborations with producers, musicians, and cultural icons, as well as the influence of literature, art, and cinema that has always shaped his vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough these conversations with Matt Johnson - a working-class auto-didact who achieved success and ultimately career control on his own terms --this book by extension is also a meditation on family, friendship, creativity, conservation, gentrification, geopolitics, love and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47772844916887,"sku":"9781915841650","price":2262.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781915841650.webp?v=1777976241","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cognitive-dissident-conversations-with-the-thes-matt-johnson-9781915841650","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}