Book description
Beginning life as a series on Radio 4, I Was Douglas Adams's
Flatmate is a series of interviews that examine a great artist,
politician or innovator from the perspective of an assistant, lover,
muse, flatmate or editor who was indispensable to them at a key moment
in their career. We hear from Douglas Adams's flatmate who reveals how
the writer got hooked on listening to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights
while writing Hitchhikers' Guide; Ernest Hemingway's La Secretaria,
Sam Peckinpah's Girl Friday, Les Dawson's Gag-writer, Billie
Holliday's Stand in, Will Carling's Physiotherapist, Johnny Cash's
Tailor and David Beckham's Stylist, among others. McGibbon, who was
Morrissey's drummer, engages the reader with the human behind the
artist, providing a revealing insight into well known personalities.
Andrew is a comedy writer, performer, director and producer who
has made comedies for TV and radio starring Harry Shearer, Bob
Monkhouse, John Bird, John Sessions, Bill Nighy, Sally Phillips and
Fiona Allen. As a drummer he has recorded albums with Morrissey (Viva
Hate, Bona Drag, Kill Uncle), Peter Gabriel (Peace Together), My
Bloody Valentine (Glider), Bucks Fizz (New Beginnings), Suggs and
Chrissie Hynde. His documentary about playwright NF Simpson debuted at
the National Film Theatre in May 2008. He lives in London.
