My life in Dire Straits : the inside story of one of the biggest bands in rock history
(2021)
By:
Illsley, John
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
MEMOIR/ILLSLEY,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
United States : Diversion Books, 2021
EDITION
First Diversion Books edition
DESCRIPTION
xii, 291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781635769159, 1635769159 :, 1635769159, 9781635769159
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
Starting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, John Illsley recounts the rise of Dire Straits from humble origins in London's spit-and-sawdust pubs to the best-known venues in the world, the working men's clubs to Madison Square Garden, sharing gigs with wild punk bands to the Live Aid stage at Wembley until, ultimately, the shattering demands of touring on a global scale and living life in the spotlight took their inevitable toll