Noise Damage: My Life as a Rock'n'Roll Underdog

The story of a half-deaf kid from a tiny, remote village in South Wales who was hailed as a genius by the UK's biggest radio station and headhunted by major record labels, only for the music industry to collapse, is told in James Kennedy's Noise Damage. It is emotional, painfully honest, funny, informative, and ridiculous, and is a celebration of the life-changing magic of music.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2020
Publisher: Eye Books

The story that follows is far from a cliched collection of rock 'n' roll debaucheries (sorry) and a tired fable of triumph over adversity (you're welcome). It's the remarkable tale of a half-deaf kid from a tiny, remote village in South Wales who was hailed as a genius by the UK's biggest radio station and headhunted by major record labels. However, the music industry crashed hard, taking with it an entire generation of talented artists who would never get their shot. CNN dubbed it "music's lost decade." Along the way, there are goodies, baddies, gun-toting label execs, life-saving surgeons, therapy, true love, loyalty, hope, breakdowns, suicidal managers, betrayal, drummers, and way too many hangovers. James Kennedy demonstrates that the best lessons can be learned from good losers. It's all about the journey.

Part memoir, part expose of the music world's murky underbelly, Noise Damage is emotional, painfully honest, funny, informative, and ridiculous. It's also a celebration of the life-changing magic of music.

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785632143