Louise Wener
Louise Wener | |
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| Birth name | Louise Jane Wener |
| Born | 30 July 1966 |
| Origin | Gants Hill, London, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, writer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active |
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Louise Jane Wener (born 30 July 1966, Gants Hill, London)[1] is an English writer, songwriter, singer and guitarist of the band Sleeper. Sleeper recorded three full-length albums: Smart, The It Girl, and Pleased to Meet You.
After the band split in 1998, Wener began a writing career[2] and has written four novels: Goodnight Steve McQueen, The Big Blind (a.k.a. The Perfect Play) The Half Life of Stars and Worldwide Adventures In Love. Her autobiography, Different for Girls: My True-life Adventures in Pop (a.k.a. Just For One Day: Adventures in Britpop) was published in June 2010.
In addition to writing herself, Wener has taught novel-writing. With her partner, Sleeper drummer Andy MacLure.[3] By 2011, she and MacLure had married and moved to Brighton, where MacLure teaches at a music college.[4] They have a son and a daughter. Wener has written an article about motherhood for The Guardian.[5]
Bibliography
- Goodnight Steve McQueen. Flame. 1 August 2002. ISBN 0-340-82029-2.
- Different for Girls. Ebury Press. 20 June 2010. ISBN 978-0-09-193651-8.
- Just for One Day: Adventures in Britpop. Random House. 31 July 2012. ISBN 978-1-44-640792-9.
References
- ^ Different for Girls, L. Wener; Ebury Press 2010, page 6
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Wener, Louise (6 July 2002). "My life as a pop star". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Britpop stars: Where are they now?". Virgin Media. 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Jones, Alice (2 July 2011). "Beyond Britpop: Whatever happened to the class of '95?". The Independent.
- ^ Wener, Louise (5 April 2006). "What's wrong with being a mother?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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