California Schemin' by Gavin Bain
A true story of how two young rappers from Scotland fooled the record industry.
‘A blistering, hedonistic rock ‘n’ roll party of a story, it is written with brio and self-deprecating laughs’ * Big Issue *
‘One of the most amazing, high octane, hedonistic morality tales of our time. . An absolutely essential read’ -- Irvine Welsh
'Jaw-dropping' * Independent on Sunday *
‘This is the story of a rapping duo who enjoyed one of the most ludicrous careers in the modern music industry . . . A right rollicking read, with lots of sex and drugs and wild, wild times’ * Daily Mail *
‘This story is like Robin Hood for the 21st century and will sit alongside all the great rock ‘n’ roll stories in history’ -- Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records
‘You can’t put this book down! It’s got echoes of Trainspotting, Fight Club and A Clockwork Orange, but it’s not fiction – it’s real’ -- Dean Cavanagh, creator of Svengali
‘Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd probably persuaded themselves that the fib they chose to tell was the kind of white lie that would harm no one, least of all themselves. But it was to break up their friendship, alienate countless other friends, humiliate the British music industry and drive one of them to the brink of suicide’ * Scotsman *
‘One of the most amazing, high octane, hedonistic morality tales of our time. . An absolutely essential read’ -- Irvine Welsh
'Jaw-dropping' * Independent on Sunday *
‘This is the story of a rapping duo who enjoyed one of the most ludicrous careers in the modern music industry . . . A right rollicking read, with lots of sex and drugs and wild, wild times’ * Daily Mail *
‘This story is like Robin Hood for the 21st century and will sit alongside all the great rock ‘n’ roll stories in history’ -- Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records
‘You can’t put this book down! It’s got echoes of Trainspotting, Fight Club and A Clockwork Orange, but it’s not fiction – it’s real’ -- Dean Cavanagh, creator of Svengali
‘Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd probably persuaded themselves that the fib they chose to tell was the kind of white lie that would harm no one, least of all themselves. But it was to break up their friendship, alienate countless other friends, humiliate the British music industry and drive one of them to the brink of suicide’ * Scotsman *
Gavin Bain is a musician, a writer and a conman. He has been, amongst other things, a telesales man, a shop assistant, a waiter, a barman in a strip club, an actor, an escort agent, a construction worker, a graphic designer, a signed musician and a professional conman. He's had it all, lost it all and won it all back again. Despite being a hypochondriac, an insomniac and briefly a hermit, he has achieved many things including touring with some of the biggest artists in the world. Gavin's story has inspired a documentary and a feature film with SilverApples Media in Dublin, who have contracted Irvine Welsh to write the screen-play.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781398564473 |
| ISBN 10 | 1398564478 |
| Title | California Schemin' |
| Author | Gavin Bain |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2026-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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