How to Be a Rock Star – Signed Copy

Shaun Ryder

ISBN: 9781838955076S

£20.00

Signed bookplated hardback copy of How to Be a Rock Star by Shaun Ryder

First Edition, First Printing.

Hand signed by Shaun Ryder to a bespoke bookplate

In stock

SKU: 9781838955076S Categories: , , ,

Description

A true rock n roll legend with a past saturated in debauchery and excess, the former frontman of Happy Mondays and Black Grape shares jaw-dropping stories of outrageous demands, narcotic overload and brushes with organised crime in this wickedly entertaining guide to living the hedonistic rock star life.

As lead singer of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, Shaun Ryder was the Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of his generation. A true rebel, who formed and led not one but two seminal bands, he’s had number-one albums, headlined Glastonbury, toured the world numerous times, taken every drug under the sun, been through rehab – and come out the other side as a national treasure.

Now, for the first time, Shaun lifts the lid on the real inside story of how to be a rock star. With insights from three decades touring the world, which took him from Salford to San Francisco, from playing working men’s clubs to headlining Glastonbury and playing in front of the biggest festival crowd the world has ever seen, in Brazil, in the middle of thunderstorm. From recording your first demo tape to having a No.1 album, Shaun gives a fly-on-the-wall look at the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle – warts and all: how to be a rock star – and also how not to be a rock star.

From numerous Top of the Pops appearances to being banned from live TV, from being a figurehead of the acid-house scene to hanging out backstage with the Rolling Stones, Shaun has seen it all. In this book he pulls the curtain back on the debauchery of the tour bus, ridiculous riders, run-ins with record companies, drug dealers and the mafia, and how he forged the most remarkable comeback of all time.

‘There are enough stories about Happy Mondays to keep people talking about them forever. Bands live on through the myth really, myth and legend’ – Steve Lamacq

Further Information

Format Hardback
Publisher Atlantic Books
Published 07/10/2021
Shipping We aim to ensure the books in your order reach you in perfect condition. All our books are supplied wrapped in bubble-wrap and shipped in a book box.
Pre-Orders We aim to dispatch all pre-order titles on or around the date of publication. Sometimes, due to circumstances beyond our control, there might be a delay. Should this be the case, we will contact you to let you know.

If your order contains a combination of in stock and pre-order, not yet published titles, we will usually hold the order and dispatch when all titles are in stock. If you would like us to release parts of your order sooner, please contact us to arrange an additional postage and packaging payment.