Playing The Bass With three Left Hands
A very funny book about Will's late teenage years and how he became bass player for the Spacemen 3. Some passages are laugh out loud leading to people on the tube giving me weirdo looks and a couple deciding not to take empty seats next to me. Charts Will's entry in the band, the good times and the break up before becoming part of Spiritualized. Having not made much money at all to this point, in fact getting into debt, our intrepid bassist regales us with tales of building site work and other odd jobs he's had to do. A good insight into being in a band who are not massively famous and who are either ripped off by management or as you're not credited with the songs you get very little out of the band financially even over time. And yes, as the title suggests there is a fair amount about drugs. Not in a yeah man if you remember the 60s you weren't there maaan crass sort of way but in an amusing way (well, mostly, some is not so fun) that is both believable and funny. Towards the end the story gets more serious but still entertaining. You warm to Will and it makes me want to read a bit more of his stuff.
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