Dying Scene Interview: Jon King talks his new book “To Hell With Poverty: A Class Act Inside the Gang of Four” and “The Long Goodbye Tour”

Gang of Four were not a conventional band, which is why lead singer Jon King’s book is not your conventional autobiography. Spanning from the beginning of Jon’s life through the end of Gang of Four’s initial run in the mid-1980s, To Hell with Poverty: A Class Act Inside the Gang of Four is filled with stories of the band and the scene. Throughout its three hundred thirty-six pages, Jon King’s experiences shape a life well lived on his terms while singing lead for one of the best post-punk bands to come out of England’s music scene. Jon King’s writing is concise. The chapters are short and punchy, making it easy to find a place to stop when needed. In a time when many of these voices feel suppressed, not by content but conveyance, it sounds natural. In some pla...