Shaun Ryder is a 1990s rock 'n' roll legend. Now, for the first time,
comes his hilarious, swaggering, hugely entertaining account of just
what it takes to be a rock star.
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, been a figurehead of the Madchester scene, headlined Glastonbury
Festival, toured the world numerous times, taken every drug under the
sun, been through rehab - and came 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, covering
tour bus debauchery, ridiculous riders, record company run-ins, drug
dealers and the mafia, 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.
