Jolly Lad

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John Doran

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Strange Attractor Press
01 June 2015

Rock & Pop music; Memoirs; Coping with drug & alcohol abuse

Series: Jolly Lad

A memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness, from broadcaster, and co-founder and editor of The Quietus website, John Doran.

Jolly Lad is a memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness. It is also about the healing power of music, how memory defines us, the redemption offered by fatherhood and what it means to be working class.

""This is nota 'my drink and drug hell' kind of book for several reasons-the main one being that I had, for the most part, had a really good time drinking. True, a handful of pretty appalling things have happened to me and some people that I know or used to know over the years. But I have, for the most part, left them out of this book as they are not illuminating, not edifying and in some cases concern other people who aren't here to consent to their appearance. Instead this book concentrates on what you face after the drink and the drugs have gone.""

Jolly Lad isabout gentrification; being diagnosed bipolar; attending Alcoholics Anonymous; living in a block of flats on a housing estate in London; the psychological damage done by psychedelic drugs; depression; DJing; factory work; friendship; growing old; hallucinations; street violence and obsessive behaviour-especially regarding music and art.

By: John Doran
Imprint: Strange Attractor Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9781907222337
ISBN 10: 1907222332
Series: Jolly Lad
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 June 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Doran is the co-founder and editor of The Quietus website and has written for the BBC, the Guardian, The WIRE, Metal Hammer, The Stool Pigeon, VICE and many others. He is also an occasional broadcaster for NOISEY and BBC TV and radio.

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