The Closest Thing to Crazy, 9781785120862
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A maverick musician’s wild ride through pop, rock, and life.
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The Closest Thing to Crazy

my life of musical adventures

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    3 November 2025

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Summary

The Closest Thing to Crazy: The Wild Ride of Mike Batt

‘Fabulously readable’ STEPHEN FRY

‘Wildly entertaining’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘Rollicking … ebullient … Christmas present problems are instantly solved’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

Mike Batt, described as a ‘polymath’, a ‘renaissance man’ and ‘one of the most colourful characters in the music business’, has lived an extraordinarily vibrant and challenging life, filled with gl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781785120862
ISBN-10:1785120867
Author:Mike Batt
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint:Nine Eight Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:3 November 2025
Weight:252g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 23mm
About The Author

Mike Batt

Mike Batt is a singer, songwriter, producer and composer who has been making hit records for more than fifty years. He was the lead singer and creator of the Wombles pop group in the early 1970s and is a multi-Ivor Novello Award winner, who has written and produced music for many artists, including Art Garfunkel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Katie Melua, conducted many of the world’s great orchestras and worked across many art forms, directing, designing, conducting and engaging in entrepreneurial activities in the entertainment industry.

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