No Off Switch by Andy Kershaw
"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 is such an enthusiastHe has an ability to do things first and ask questions afterward Michael Palin It's his ability to convey a sense of moment-by-moment aliveness that makes Andy Kershaw, the greatest living English-language broadcaster -- Toby Litt New Statesman Kershaw has had one hell of a life ... strange and comic Independent on Sunday Confirms what a fine travel writer he is, with a particularly sharp eye for the telling detail. Andy Kershaw will always be something of a hero Daily Mail I make it a rule not to puff books, but Andy Kershaw's NO OFF SWITCH is sensational. An amazing read. An amazing man. -- Stephen Fry Twitter
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753541074 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753541076 |
| Title | No Off Switch |
| Author | Andy Kershaw |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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