Acute and precise prose Gay Talese and humanity spectacular photographs of Phil Stern testifying four decades of monitoring the myth join in “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” (“Sinatra is cold”), a resounding volume and a splendid portrait of the singer.
On one side is the accurate profile of the singer Talese made after a month near him, but unable to sit down with the star in no time. “That fact is perhaps one of the strengths of the article,” says writer and journalist in the book’s foreword, a limited edition Taschen. On the other hand, to illustrate the chronicle, are some beautiful pictures-mostly in black and white- Stern took between 1940 and 1970, showing from large to intimate performances of Sinatra, gala dinners with John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and even taking a sauna before a performance in Miami in 1965.
“I was never part of his inner circle, but for some reason, Frank trusted me,” he claimed Stern in remarks in a book whose publication coincides with the centenary of the birth of the singer, who met on Saturday. A confidence that allowed him to photograph for four decades, something unthinkable with a star like Sinatra.
Images valuable playing with lights, shadows and blurs as a reflection of the ambiguity that always surrounded the singer continually accused to interact too much with the Mafia.
Its almost eternal smile contrasted with the patent loneliness in many of the photographs. “There was a terrible monster inside Frank wanted to fuck the world before you go fuck him,” he claimed the photographer. Darker less known less glamorous side, and that the popular image we all know, and knew Talese capture in your text with the same intensity as Stern in his images, reports chronicling Efe .
The meeting that he did not
Talese tried unsuccessfully to meet with Sinatra in 1965, for which he moved to Los Angeles. He stayed there for almost a month due to the excuses of the representatives of the singer to delay the meeting because of a cold. However, he was himself stopped attending closely to his life and work, in addition to speaking with many of the people around him, allowing him to get an idea very accurate and objective how was actually Francis Albert Sinatra.
“Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without colors, a Ferrari without gasoline, only worse. Because ordinary colds Sinatra steal that jewel that can not be assured, his voice, and hurt to the quick confidence “. This seemingly frivolous phrase defines with precision and depth difficult to match the complex personality of a character strong and invincible appearance that hid under the unprecedented weakness for someone of his position.
Hence the book, a limited collector edition of 5,000 copies signed by Talese-and priced at 200 euros (219 US dollars) – has kept the cryptic title that the magazine “Esquire” topped the writer great product ” Sinatra Has a Cold “(” Sinatra is cold “).
An edition in English only, with a traditional letterpress printing, with letters in slight relief, with additional material such as facsimile reproductions of pages Talese manuscripts and documents and letters from his personnel file.
Among the letters, one addressed to Sinatra in which he said goodbye after trying unsuccessfully for a month to interview. Dated December 1965, in the Talese letter states: “I told Nancy (Sinatra’s daughter) that if I had been allowed to enjoy their company, if I had been allowed to travel with you and your friends and a glimpse of the warmth of the world internal, no doubt that would have made a classic profile on you. “
Despite this failure, Talese expressed his confidence that can do justice to the singer with his article and make” an exciting portrait of Sinatra The man and the effect it has on his friends, his enemies and his time “.
” I wish luck to match his unique talent, “Talese says goodbye.
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