The Lives of Brian

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Touching, personal, indomitable, but always laugh-out-loud funny, The Lives of Brian is the legendary story of one of the rock world''s best-loved performers - and the many lives he''s led

''Both a rollicking tale of rock''s bygone glory days and a deeply human account of a working-class boy who never gave up . . . Everything you want, and didn''t know you wanted, from a rock-star memoir'' MAIL ON SUNDAY

''It wasn''t me. I didn''t do it. And I''ll never do it again!'' says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian . . .
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Growing up in Dunston, Newcastle after the Second World War, Brian Johnson lived a quiet childhood. Then he saw Little Richard on the BBC and it hit him instantly: he was going to be a singer.

For over a decade he tried to make his mark in the music world, appearing on TV and touring internationally - but real success slipped out of reach. A