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A documentary novel about German punk and new wave. Extended version
With numerous illustrations
"Breathtakingly exciting. A proud book." Süddeutsche Zeitung
When Verschwende Deine Jugend was published ten years ago, it was impossible to predict the impact this documentary novel about German punk and new wave would have. The surprise bestseller was not only soon followed by a double CD of the same name and an exhibition at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, it also triggered the punk revival. So it's no wonder that Musikexpress voted the book the pop event of the year.
In Verschwende Deine Jugend, all the important protagonists of the scene tell how the English punk explosion of 1977 made German-language pop culture possible for the first time. Not only bands such as Fehlfarben, DAF, Palais Schaumburg and Abwärts have their say here, as do pop musicians such as Campino, Blixa Bargeld and Nina Hagen, but also artists socialised through punk such as Ben Becker and Markus Oehlen.
