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Some UK punk autobiographies I've read lately
God's Lonely Men: The LurkersGod's Lonely Men: The Lurkers by Pete Esso Haynes
Buy new: £6.05 / Used from: £2.99
Ex-Lurkers drummer wrestles with his demons (and Englsh grammar) in totally honest style
A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual (written by the Author)A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual (written by the Author) by Eric Goulden
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £5.00
Wreckless Eric's extremely readable and engaging story
The Big WheelThe Big Wheel by Bruce Thomas
Buy new: £6.72 / Used from: £0.98
Book that got Attractions bass player fired twice, although it's mainly a fairly boring read
Getting There: v. 1: Punk Rock Tour DiariesGetting There: v. 1: Punk Rock Tour Diaries by T.V. Smith
Buy new: £10.00 / Used from: £7.45
Former Adverts front man's diaries focus on the hardships of trying to find a really satisfying vegetarian breakfast while on tour
Showbusiness: The Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll NobodyShowbusiness: The Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Nobody by Mark Radcliffe
Buy used from: £5.45
Used to be Skrewdriver's drummer but it was before they became Nazis . . .
Legend of a Rock Star: A Memoir - The Last Testament of Dee Dee RamoneLegend of a Rock Star: A Memoir - The Last Testament of Dee Dee Ramone by Dee Dee Ramone
Buy used from: £3.50
Covers final period of his career when he'd gone solo
Shibboleth: My Revolting LifeShibboleth: My Revolting Life by Penny Rimbaud
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £7.94
Crass drummer named Penny was a man - who knew?
Stand and Deliver: The AutobiographyStand and Deliver: The Autobiography by Adam Ant
Buy used from: £2.50
Yes he was a punk at the start
The Secret Life of a Teenage Punk Rocker: The Andy Blade ChroniclesThe Secret Life of a Teenage Punk Rocker: The Andy Blade Chronicles by Andy Blade
Buy new: £7.42 / Used from: £5.68
Fabulous read dishing the dirt in delicious style e.g. relating his attempted seduction by Johnny Rotten's old lady
Cockney RejectCockney Reject by Jeff Turner
Buy used from: £21.48
Another unputdownable story - how many other bands spent their advance on crisps and fireworks?
Destroy - the Definitive History of PunkDestroy - the Definitive History of Punk by Alvin Gibbs
Buy used from: £8.99
UK Subs bassist isn't afraid to slag off anyone who takes his fancy (good) but gets GBH confused with Discharge (not so good)
The Stranglers, The: Song by SongThe Stranglers, The: Song by Song by Hugh Cornwell
Buy used from: £49.87
Oh why don't they just get back together and give us all a break?