Stuart Adamson
Stuart Adamson
Summary
This great tribute to Stuart Adamson reveals the complex story behind the acclaimed musician and offers much insight into the way the music industry really works. The biography follows Adamson's story from his formative years in Fife, first single at nineteen, his professional highs and lows, and his tragic death in 2001.
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Stuart Adamson by Allan Glen
The book that fans of the Skids and Big Country had been waiting for, this is a critical perspective not only of Stuart Adamson’s music and its wider cultural influences, but also the excesses of fame and how the music business really works. It tells the story of how a teenager raised in a small Fife village released his first single at 19, wrote three Top 40 albums in the next three years, was written off as a has-been at 23, but then went on to form a new band, sell millions of records worldwide and tour with the Rolling Stones and David Bowie. Although he was one of the most popular figures in the music industry at the time, Adamson’s life was complex; it was cut tragically short with his suicide in Hawaii in December 2001 after he had been reported missing by his family.'An overdue tribute to a visionary musician and honourable man'
* Mojo *'Engaging journey through the peaks and troughs of an ultimately troubled life.. moving and well-judged'
* Word magazine *'He was a massive, massive influence on me ... absolute genius'
-- James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street PreachersAllan Glen lives in Brighton with his family and writes about the national and international music industry for LIVE UK and Audience. He teaches media law at the University of Sussex.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846971914 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846971918 |
| Title | Stuart Adamson |
| Author | Allan Glen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2011-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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