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Twisting My Melon: The Autobiography
Shaun Ryder
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Description for Twisting My Melon: The Autobiography
Paperback. 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. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552165471
SKU
V9780552165471
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About 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.
Reviews for Twisting My Melon: The Autobiography
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more