Overview

Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the Happy Mondays , he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics that led impresario Tony Wilson to describe him as 'the greatest poet since Yeats'. The young scally who left school at fifteen without ever learning his alphabet had come a very long way indeed. Huge chart success and a Glastonbury headline slot followed, plus numerous arrests and world tours - then Shaun's drug addiction reached its height, Factory Records was brought to its knees and the Mondays split. But was this the end for Shaun Ryder? Not by a long shot. Two years later he was back with new band Black Grape, and their groundbreaking debut album topped the charts in possibly the greatest comeback of all time. Even his continuing struggle with drugs did not stem the tide of critically acclaimed tracks and collaborations as he went on to prove his musical genius time and again. And then there was the jungle...Rock'n'roll legend, reality TV star, drug-dealer, poet, film star, heroin addict, son, brother, father, husband, foul-mouthed anthropologist and straight-talking survivor, Shaun Ryder has been a cultural icon and a 24-hour party person for a quarter of a century. Told in his own words, this is his story.

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Author:   Shaun Ryder
Publisher:   Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   Corgi Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780552165471

ISBN 10:   0552165476
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   16 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Intoxicating: swaggering, cringing, furious, vulnerable, chaotic, bilious, funny, mad. A seamless, authentic, exhilarating read, without a single slack paragraph. The Sunday Times Highly entertaining Independent on Sunday 20110918 At once poignant and hilarious -- Dorian Lynskey Word Magazine 20111001 A welcome contrast to the current trend of macho post-rehab confessions by tedious hard-rock narcissists Guardian 20111203 A seamless, authentic, exhilarating read, without a single slack paragraph. I inhaled it like WD40 round the back of Lidl -- Camilla Long Sunday Times

Author Information

Sean Ryder was a founding member and lead singer of both the Happy Mondays and Black Grape. He is now a solo artist. He lives in Salford with his wife Joanne and their children.

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