Noise Damage
My Life as a Rock’n’Roll Underdog
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Eye Books
Published:5th Oct '20
Should be back in stock very soon
'An accurate depiction of life as a musician, both on the road and within the industry. Harrowing, funny and 100 percent true' - Ginger Wildheart
Easliy one of the greatest books I've read about music and being in a band' - Eric Alper
My Life as a Rock’n’Roll Underdog
‘Harrowing, funny and 100% true’ Ginger Wildheart
The tale that follows is not another clichéd collection of rock’n’roll debaucheries (sorry) nor is it another tired fable of triumph over adversity (you’re welcome).
It’s the story of a half-deaf kid from a tiny, remote village in South Wales who was hailed as a genius by the UK’s biggest radio station and headhunted by major record labels, only for the music industry to collapse. It crashed hard, taking with it an entire generation of talented artists who would never now get their shot. CNN called it ‘music’s lost decade’.
Along the way, there are goodies, baddies, gun-toting label execs, life-saving surgeons, therapy, true love, loyalty, hope, breakdowns, suicidal managers, betrayal, drummers and way too many hangovers. James Kennedy shows that the best lessons are to be learned from good losers. It really is all about the journey.
Part memoir, part exposé of the music world’s murky underbelly, Noise Damage is emotional, painfully honest, funny, informative and ridiculous. It’s also a celebration of the life-changing magic of music.
‘An accurate depiction of life as a musician, both on the road and within the industry. Harrowing, funny and 100% true’
‘The monkey music business can be a perilous journey and this book really sums up the do’s and poo’s of the music game. James captures the real issues that will help you skate on the thin ice of rock ’n’ roll but at the same time help you love every slip, slap and trip before the ice breaks. A great read’ -- Benji Webbe, Skindred
‘Easily one of the greatest books I’ve ever read about music and being in a band’ -- Eric Alper, SiriusXM
‘The indefatigable Welsh misfit’s entertaining memoir of underachievement. His ebullient writing style and hard-earned hungover wisdom keep you turning the pages’ -- Classic Rock
‘An accurate depiction of life as a musician, both on the road and within the industry. Harrowing, funny and 100% true’ || ‘Easily one of the greatest books I’ve ever read about music and being in a band’ - Eric Alper, SiriusXM || ‘The indefatigable Welsh misfit’s entertaining memoir of underachievement. His ebullient writing style and hard-earned hungover wisdom keep you turning the pages’ - Classic Rock || ‘The monkey music business can be a perilous journey and this book really sums up the do’s and poo’s of the music game. James captures the real issues that will help you skate on the thin ice of rock ’n’ roll but at the same time help you love every slip, slap and trip before the ice breaks. A great read’ - Benji Webbe, Skindred
‘An accurate depiction of life as a musician, both on the road and within the industry. Harrowing, funny and 100% true’ || ‘Easily one of the greatest books I’ve ever read about music and being in a band’ - Eric Alper, SiriusXM || ‘The indefatigable Welsh misfit’s entertaining memoir of underachievement. His ebullient writing style and hard-earned hungover wisdom keep you turning the pages’ - Classic Rock || ‘The monkey music business can be a perilous journey and this book really sums up the do’s and poo’s of the music game. James captures the real issues that will help you skate on the thin ice of rock ’n’ roll but at the same time help you love every slip, slap and trip before the ice breaks. A great read’ - Benji Webbe, Skindred
ISBN: 9781785632143
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Weight: 322g
288 pages