Author(s): Stuart A. Staples

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Stuart A. Staples is the frontman with English band Tindersticks. 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the band. Stuart wrote about 150 songs during that period; he does not work with written words, his songs are formed and exist in his head only, the lyrics have never been written down. Now, for the first time, the lyrics to the best of his songs are to be published in this book. Stuart himself has typed the texts on an old typewriter. On the page opposite each song is a painting by British artist Suzanne Osborne; between September 18th 2010 and September 17th 2011 she painted the sky everyday. The result was an exhibition 'A Year in Small Paintings - Skies', September 2010 - September 2011. 'As I watched Suzanne Osborne paint the sky - sometimes furiously to catch the moment in a sky quickly changing - I felt the connection to my song writing. Moments of connection when a song comes are so fleeting, sometimes you have to work fast to give it enough form to survive'. Stuart A. Staples These two stunning elements are brought together here in the book Singing Skies.