**A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR
2022** **INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH** **GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE
DAY** **FINANCIAL TIMES 'BEST SUMMER BOOKS 2022' PICK** 'Incredibly
moving.' - Guardian 'Entertaining.' - Telegraph 'Most books about
pop stars focus on the way we turn average human beings into
demi-gods. In writing a book about how they have to turn back into
humans Nick Duerden has done both us and them a service.' - David
Hepworth 'Funny, poignant and often inspirational.' - Mat Osman The
desire for adulation is a light that never goes out. We live in a
culture obsessed by the notion of fame - the heedless pursuit of
it; the almost obligatory subsequent fallout. But what's it like to
actually achieve it, and what happens when fame abruptly passes,
and shifts, as it does, onto someone else? This is the point at
which pop stars are at their most heroic, because they don't give
up. They keep on striving, keep making music, and refuse simply to
ebb away. Some sustain themselves on the nostalgia circuit, others
continue to beaver away in the studio, no longer Abbey Road,
perhaps, so much as the garden shed. But all of them, in their own
individual ways, still dare to dream. Exit Stage Left features
tales of drug addiction, bankruptcy, depression and divorce, but
also of optimism, a genuine love of the craft, humility and hope.
This is a candid, laugh-out-loud and occasionally shocking look at
what happens when the brightest stars fall back down to earth.
'Exit Stage Left is the book I've long wanted to read about the
PTSD-like after-effects of pop stardom - and Nick Duerden is the
perfect writer for the job. The pop star's bittersweet lot is
represented with flair and empathy.' - Pete Paphides, author of
Broken Greek 'Exit Stage Left is a funny and poignant book, drawing
on Duerden's considerable experience as a journalist and
interviewer . . . he understands what motivates this strange bunch
of people.' - Andy Miller, Spectator 'Fame is the brightest candle,
but in this brilliant collection of interviews, Nick Duerden
answers the question: what does a candle do after it's burned out?'
- David Quantick 'Duerden finds fascinating layers of humanity,
pathos, humour and wisdom in equal measure. A brilliant book, for
artists and fans alike.' - Frank Turner Featuring brand new
interviews with the likes of: Bob Geldof, Shaun Ryder, Robbie
Williams, Roisin Murphy, Stewart Copeland, Billy Bragg, Wendy
James, Alex Kapranos, Joan Armatrading, Leo Sayer, Gary Lightbody,
Lisa Maffia, Tim Booth, Bill Drummond, Rufus Wainwright, David
Gray, and Justin Hawkins.
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