Louise Wener
| Louise Wener | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Louise Jane Wener |
| Born | 30 July 1966 |
| Origin | Gants Hill, London, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, writer |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar |
| Years active |
1993–1998 (music) 1998–present (writing) |
| Associated acts | Sleeper |
Louise Jane Wener (born 30 July 1966, Gants Hill, London)[1] is an English writer and songwriter, formerly 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 (aka The Perfect Play) The Half Life of Stars and Worldwide Adventures In Love. Her autobiography, Different for Girls: My True-life Adventures in Pop (aka Just For One Day: Adventures in Britpop) was published in June 2010 (ISBN 978-0091936518).
In addition to writing herself, Wener has taught novel-writing. With her partner, Sleeper drummer Andy MacLure, she formed another band, Huge Advance, although they only played in and around their residential suburb of Crouch End.[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 in which she was highly critical of the writer Lionel Shriver's attitude toward the subject.[5]
References
- ↑ Different for Girls, L. Wener; Ebury Press 2010, page 6
- ↑ Wener, Louise (6 July 2002). "My life as a pop star". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Louise Wener asks what's wrong with being a mother?". The Guardian (London). 5 April 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
External links
Bibliography
- Wener, Louise (20 June 2010). Different for Girls. Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0-09-193651-8.
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