Dimensions
197 x 253 x 25mm
Christy Moore, one of Ireland's finest and best-loved singers, has taken a wholly original approach to his autobiography. At the heart of this unique book are the lyrics of some 250 songs from Christy's career. He began by writing down the lyrics of those songs most important to him and then alongside each one described their significance and the memories they evoked. Exploring different times and themes, he has woven together reflections and stories from every period of his life.
He writes with the integrity, humour, warmth and passion which so characterise him as a performer. There is a rare honesty to his descriptions of the soaring highs and terrible lows he has experienced in his career, and an acute awareness of the pitfalls of fame. The many stories here are funny, touching and wonderfully candid - about his childhood, music, the people he has encountered, family, times on and off the road, his drinking days and sobriety - and the immediacy of his diary pieces make his recent decision to break from live performing clearer than ever.
Following no strict chronology, the memories go where the songs lead him, but together they make up a vivid, extraordinary and absorbing insight into the life of a man who many regard as Ireland's greatest musical icon.
