Lynn Barber

Jarvis Cocker measures out his life in attic junk

Broken spectacles, a school exercise book and an old acoustic guitar all spark memories for the inveterate hoarder

Jarvis Cocker at his exhibition Good Pop, Bad Pop at the Gallery of Everything, London. [Getty Images] 
issue 18 June 2022
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  • Good Pop, Bad Pop: An Inventory

    Jarvis Cocker

    Cape, pp. 368, £20

If you were hoping for an autobiography this isn’t it. Jarvis Cocker calls it ‘an inventory’ and insists: ‘This is not a life story. It’s a loft story.’ But anyway it’s as quirky and engaging as you would expect from Cocker and also the most beautifully produced book I’ve seen in years, designed by Julian House.

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