Book description
'Sensational. Wildly hilarious. An amazing read' - Stephen Fry
'Andy Kershaw is a compulsive truth-teller and he does it with
verve, wit and passion. He is one of the few truly original voices
in broadcasting and his book is already a classic' - Fergal Keane
Andy Kershaw truly has no off switch. As a teenager he was promoting
major rock gigs. He was Billy Bragg's driver and roadie one day and
presenting Whistle Test and Live Aid the next. A
passionate music enthusiast, he is a man with an obsessive curiosity
about the world. Over a twenty-five year career, he has worked for the
Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen, shared an office with John Peel
and amassed a record collection that weighs seven tons. He has won
more Sony Radio awards than any other broadcaster. He has visited 97
countries and as a foreign correspondent, filed numerous reports for
Radio 4. He was also one of the few journalists present during the
Rwanda genocide.
The past few years have seen him go through a turbulent time in his
personal life, but he has put this behind him, written his story and
returned to the airwaves fronting the BBC's Music Planet series.
Rebel. Maverick. Music fanatic. Andy Kershaw shares the story of his
life with candour, insight, immediacy and incredible humour.
Andy Kershaw was born in Rochdale in 1959. He presented
The
Whistle Test
and
Live Aid
for the BBC and for most of the past twenty-five years has had a weekly
radio show. He is also a serious foreign correspondent, having filed
reports for
From Our Own Correspondent
and for the
Observer
,
Telegraph
and
Independent
. This year he returned to presenting with Radio 3's
Music Planet
series. You can visit his website at www. andykershaw. co. uk.
