Book Description
This extraordinary memoir of a celebrated poet and 'failed' rock star tells how one boy grew up in the sixties, survived a British army upbringing, school, the Far East, south London and real trouble, only to go through the hell of being beaten, dabbling in drugs, overdosing, getting arrested, being busted, pop obsession and much, much more.
Joining Plod, a seventies glam-rock band, became the steadying influence in a life spinning hopelessly out of control. Told with hugely generous dollops of smut, pathos and irrepressible humour, Martin Newell's entertaining adventures make for a fast-moving page-turner for anyone who has ever dreamed of being in a band.
Synopsis
The memoir of a famous poet who is also a failed rock star, This Little Ziggy tells Martin Newall's adventures with a not particularly successful glam-rock band called Plod. The band came out of Colchester, England in 1974. Woven around the story of the band are chapters on ten years of Newall's life from 1964. Growing up in army quarters, pop obsession, the Far East, getting arrested, being busted for drugs and overdosing. Newall departs from memoir convention and runs the two stories in tandem rather than chronological order. Each story is complete in itself and Newall manages pathos and pure humour, making this an entertaining read.
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