Twisting My Melon
The Autobiography
$39.97
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2012
Summary
The raw, undiluted autobiography of a true rock star whose music and antics inspired a generation of 24-hour party people.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552165471 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552165476 |
| Author: | Shaun Ryder |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
Highly entertaining
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 *
At once poignant and hilarious – Dorian Lynskey * Word Magazine *
A welcome contrast to the current trend of macho post-rehab confessions by tedious hard-rock narcissists * Guardian *
A seamless, authentic, exhilarating read, without a single slack paragraph. I inhaled it like WD40 round the back of Lidl – Camilla Long * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Shaun Ryder
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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