Friday, 29 November 2024

The coolest woman in pop: review of Neneh Cherry's memoir

The cover of A Thousand Threads, with a photo of a young Neneh Cherry.
Book review: A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry

This memoir by the Buffalo Stance star is a story about identity and roots as much as a story about music. And threaded through all these strands is a lifelong relationship with creativity.

David Bowie’s 1972 appearance on Top of the Pops singing Starman has gone down in history, making him a role model for many fans. But Neneh Cherry’s appearance on the same programme in 1988, singing Buffalo Stance, must go down in history as equally groundbreaking. Full of boldness and style – and unignorably, unapologetically pregnant – she was a new kind of role model for women.