'Acute. Accurate. Mr Warhol's usual amazing candor. A constant
entertainment and enlightenment'

A classic from the leader of the pop art movement and one of
the 20th Century's most notable personalities published in Modern Classics
for the first time, on the 20th anniversary of Warhol's death.

In his autobiography, published in 1975, the private Andy Warhol talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; and about himself - his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career in the Sixties, and life among celebrities.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), was an American painter, filmmaker,
publisher, actor, and a major figure in the Pop Art movement. He also
produced a significant body of film work, including the famous Chelsea
Girls. Equally well known in the late Sixties and early Seventies as
resident host at his studio, the Factory. Andy Warhol died following gall
bladder surgery, in New York on the 22nd February 1987. As Warhol said: 'I
never think that people die. They just go to department stores.'

2007-10-28 Fascinating

This book is a strange beast, but never fails to interest whether you dip into a section or read it from cover to cover as I did. Warhol didn't actually write the book, just as he didn't actually paint most of his works himself. He had a tape recorder into which he poured his thoughts, and an assistant with whom he worked to transcribe and edit what he chose to publish. The book is made up of sections rather than chapters, as it has no real narrative thread. Each section is given a title such as money or art, and Warhol simply reels forth his ideology, thoughts and musings on the subject. Luckily he was an extremely odd man with an unusual way of looking at the world, which is what makes the book so entertaining. He had a fascinating relationship with his art and the people around him and enough wit and humour to take the edge of what might otherwise come across as highly pretentious musings. If you want to know about Warhol and what his art means, this is as good a place as any to start.