Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story

By Jordan Mooney and Cathi Unsworth

The image of Jordan in her white shards of beehive and Mondrian make-up is one of the most iconic in pop history. But nobody knows what was really going on behind those watchful eyes when Anarchy hit the UK. How did a ballet-mad girl from sleepy Sussex make her way, via the clandestine gay clubs of Brighton and London, to 430 King's Road and the eye of punk's storm? How could she share hair-raising adventures with McLaren and Westwood, The Sex Pistols, Adam and his Ants, Derek Jarman and Andy Warhol, and then just disappear? With commentary from key players including Vivienne Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson, and her partner behind the SEX/Seditionaries counter, Michael Collins, plus a wealth of never-before-seen images from Simon Barker, Sheila Rock, and Harri Peccinotti, Jordan finally reveals her outrageous life story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Release date: Jun 27, 2019
• ISBN: 9781787591561

Reviews for Defying Gravity

[Mimi Bordeaux · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Magical account of life during the punk movement of 76-79/80. Jordan is a terrific story teller, taking us back to the time of charge and musicians who didn't call themselves musicians. It was all for one and one for all. It was just a slice of time that if you missed it you wouldn't get it back. Siouxsie Sioux, Poly Styrene, Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols were famous and everything looked great just for one day. But everything must come to an end and Jordan, one of punk's unsung heroes moved back to her home town away from London where she had been the face of punk and the Sex shop. Vivienne Westwood would be proud.