{"product_id":"9781917923538-stay-alive","title":"Stay Alive: The Life and Death of Stuart Adamson","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Authorised Biography: A Sunday Times Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TOP 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Perceptive analysis (and) also a fundamentally human story. this superb book rues Adamson's absence while celebrating his music’s still audibly beating heart.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\/5 MOJO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Stuart Adamson, co-founder of not one but two seminal Scottish post-punk groups, The Skids and Big Country. But this is a book that is about much more than music. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStay Alive is about alcoholism, abuse, family, fame, addiction, depression and working-class pride. And along the way there are stories of drug busts, debauchery, flag burning, fist-fights, prison escapes and riots, with a revolving cast of characters from The Clash to the Rolling Stones. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, both of Stuart Adamson’s wives, children and bandmates tell their side of the story: unflinching, funny and brutally honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57514299064694,"sku":"9781917923538","price":18.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41028054_c98446cb-f2c7-4ff9-b39b-1c79b35fbd62.jpg?v=1777018832","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781917923538-stay-alive","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}