{"product_id":"nina-simones-gum-von-warren-ellis-1","title":"Nina Simone's Gum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Simone's Gum\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9780571365630\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Memoir of Things Lost and Found\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9780571365630","offer_id":39782206308445,"sku":"9780571365630","price":16.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/eedf2c6e-1ab8-4775-accf-f3e6c137da2e.jpg?v=1779768475","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/nina-simones-gum-von-warren-ellis-1","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}