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Simon Armitage

RRP: £8.99

Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP

Publication Date : 28/05/2009

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Simon Armitage's memorable and comic memoir about how he tried to become a rock star, but ended up being a poet instead, now in paperback. He entertainingly explores how music and the muse have intertwined in his life and work in a book crammed with stories, anecdotes, jokes, absurdities, pitfalls, pratfalls and Yorkshire life and death. 'Engaging, eccentric, hilarious, incredibly good company. A wonderwall of moments and memories...one of our most entertaining authors' "Independent"

Publisher's description:

Explores how music and the muse intertwine in work and in life. This title includes stories, anecdotes, jokes, absurdities, the odd informal homily, pitfalls and pratfalls, and Yorkshire life and death. It is about the dream and reality of what you are, and what you might have been.

ISBN: 9780141021249