Book DetailsCountry: UK
Language: English
Genre: Moder Fiction
Publisher: Askill Publishing
Publication Date: 2003
Fictional Artist:
Artist: Paul Hazelwood
Genre: Indie Rock
Country: UK
Real World Analogue: One has to suspect Pete Doherty might have been at least somewhat inspirational for Hazelwood.
Jacket Blurb:
Sick of Being Me is the alternately exhilarating and harrowing story of guitarist Paul Hazelwood, from his childhood on a London council estate, where he nurtures his dreams of stardom, to his agonising realisation on the cusp of his thirties that talent doesn't necessarily bring success. Egan spurns sensationalism to portray the reality of the life of a struggling musician. Similar authenticity informs the drug scenes, which reveal the touching pain that can be hidden beneath an unpleasant junkie exterior.
Vulnerable, truthful, moving and beautiful, Sick of Being Me is one of the great coming-of-age novels of our time.
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