Telling Stories

Telling Stories by Tim Burgess of The Charlatans is one of the decade''s most revealing rock books

''Clear, honest. An unusually frank and well-written rock memoir'' The Times

The Charlatans. Madchester. Britpop. Taking on the world. Here are the highs, the lows, the joys, the agonies, and the stories of what it''s like to be in a rock band, as told by front man and survivor, Tim Burgess.

''Like the best bits of every cautionary rock star tale . . . there is armed robbery and smuggling. There''s serious fraud. There are near and actual death experiences, divorce, industrial cocaine consumption and magnificent cameos from Madonna, Alan McGee, Ronnie Wood, Joe Strummer, LA drug dealer Harry The Dog, and Joaquin Phoenix. A minor classic'' Q

For readers who enjoyed Life by Keith Richards and Bit of a Blur by Alex James, Telling Stories is one of the finest music books of recent times. It''s a story of a