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The brilliant debut novel by respected music journalist Sean Egan, SICK OF BEING ME is the alternately exhilarating and harrowing story of guitarist Paul Hazelwood, from his childhood on a London council estate where he nurtures his dreams of stardom to his agonising realisation on the cusp of his thirties that talent doesn't necessarily bring success. Egan - author of four previous non-fiction titles - portrays the reality of being a struggling musician and of achieving low-level success in that profession with an authenticity that spurns the sensationalism and cartoon nature of previous literary depictions of this milieu. Similar compelling verisimilitude informs the drug scenes, which reveal the touching pain that can be hidden beneath an unpleasant junkie exterior. Vulnerable, truthful, moving and beautiful, SICK OF BEING ME is one of the great coming-of-age tales of our times. The manuscript of this remarkable literary entree has led an array of musicians and writers to garland the book with some stunning endorsements (reproduced on the cover and interior). The endorsers include Charles R. Cross, author of 'Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography Of Kurt Cobain', well known rock critic Richie Unterberger, Gary Valentine (formerly of Blondie) and Frank Allen (The Searchers). The book will attract considerable publicity in the music press, much of which Egan has written for. Coverage is also planned in the half-dozen or so UK guitarist's magazines.

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"In a novel that is heavy on realism and light on glamour, Egan has given life to a character whose grimly humorous and ultimately affecting story lingers unforgettably" - Goldmine "There's something of Roddy Doyle's gritty realism in the dialogue, and his harrowing descriptions of junkiedom rival Irving Welsh. Cleverly plotted with plenty of social context, it's what in pre-rock'n'roll times the Victorians would have called a cautionary tale. But Egan doesn't moralise and his denouement is genuinely shocking. A snorting good read" - Uncut "Compelling but painful reading... told with an at times shocking candour" - Teletext "Sean Egan has taken a clichéd formula and turned it into something of a quiet masterpiece" - Venue "Pop fiction with a difference and one of the best books of its genre out there" - What's On UK "A brutal but poignant journey ... Few rock 'n' roll novels are as dead-on in their realism" - Charles R. Cross, author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain "A harrowing look at the face of the rock 'n' roll dream you don't read about in standard bios" - Richie Unterberger "...a marvellously vivid imagination ... Gripping stuff" - Frank Allen, The Searchers "Sean Egan tells a dark and dirty tale about the sleazy, desperate bottom of the Rockpile" - John Steel, The Animals "Very convincing and authentic both in its depiction of the music scene and the drug scene. A very talented writer" - Vic Briggs, The Animals "A moving story that will click with anyone who has stood in front of a mirror playing air guitar" - Gary Valentine, Blondie


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780954575007
  • Publisher: Askill Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Askill Publishing
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0954575008
  • Publisher Date: 15 Aug 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 140 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 417 gr


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