Elton John has described it as "a wonderful book of pop music history" Cocteau Twins ‘ Simon Raymonde has announced a new memoir, In One Ear – Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me – find all the details below. The musician, producer and Bella Union co-founder is due to release the 352-page book on September 12 via Nine Eight Books. You can pre-order it here .
Announcing the project on his social media channels, Raymonde wrote: “So I wrote a book. You know, like a big grown up kinda thing to do.” He continued: “It covers all the good and bad bits, falling over, getting up, shorts, big boy pants, [his father] Ivor, and a big ole love letter to Cocteau Twins too.
But I can’t tell you everything here that would be silly. You’ll have to read it yourself..
.” Cillian Murphy and Elton John have provided blurbs for the forthcoming In One Ear . The Oppenheimer actor wrote: “A beautiful insightful and honest look into the life of legend and musical polymath Simon Raymonde.
” John said: “This is a wonderful book of pop music history. A man obsessed with the beauty of creative artists and wanting to create his own legacy and to enable other musicians to have a voice by releasing their magic. We need more of people like him in a world full of mass-produced mediocrity.
” A post shared by Simon Raymonde (@mrsimonraymonde) An official description reads: “The page-turning memoir of Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde, charting his life and legacy in music. As one-third of seminal b.
