When I Died for the First Time
'What a ride this is! A big wide book. An amazingly vivid piece of writing, from the hilarious to the horrifying and everything in between' BRIAN ENO
Meet Seth Brakes. Musician. Reluctant romantic. Inherent troublemaker. Addict.And three hundred and twenty days sober.After a near-death experience, Seth is carving a new path for himself. Having reformed the band - the infamous Lucky Fuckers - things are looking up for Seth: gigs are falling back into the diary, he's in love and finally getting back to what he enjoys most: writing music. That is until his past starts to creep up on him . . . A dark comedy that is painfully honest, original and dynamically told, When I Died For the First Time is a raw account of a man tested his uppermost limits, hitting legendary highs and crashing to catastrophic lows. It's a tale of second chances, love lost and gained, and coming back to yourself: a story that stays with you long after you've turned the last page.Tim Booth is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the indie rock band James, and co-wrote several of their hit singles including 'Sit Down', 'Come Home', and 'Laid'. As of 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.
Author: Tim Booth
Format: Hardback, 416 pages, 160mm x 236mm, 620 g
Published: 2024, Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
'What a ride this is! A big wide book. An amazingly vivid piece of writing, from the hilarious to the horrifying and everything in between' BRIAN ENO
Meet Seth Brakes. Musician. Reluctant romantic. Inherent troublemaker. Addict.And three hundred and twenty days sober.After a near-death experience, Seth is carving a new path for himself. Having reformed the band - the infamous Lucky Fuckers - things are looking up for Seth: gigs are falling back into the diary, he's in love and finally getting back to what he enjoys most: writing music. That is until his past starts to creep up on him . . . A dark comedy that is painfully honest, original and dynamically told, When I Died For the First Time is a raw account of a man tested his uppermost limits, hitting legendary highs and crashing to catastrophic lows. It's a tale of second chances, love lost and gained, and coming back to yourself: a story that stays with you long after you've turned the last page.Tim Booth is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the indie rock band James, and co-wrote several of their hit singles including 'Sit Down', 'Come Home', and 'Laid'. As of 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.