Books by Shaun Ryder

The Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of his generation, Shaun Ryder is a 1990s rock 'n' roll legend. Now, for the first time, comes his hilarious first-hand account of just what it takes to be a rock star.

Here, collected and edited for the first time, in trade and special editions, are his unforgettable lyrics with commentary by the man himself and an introduction by his literary collaborator, Luke Bainbridge. With characteristic understatement, Tony Wilson once compared Shaun William Ryder's lyrics to the poetry of W.

And then there was the jungle... Rock'n'roll legend, reality TV star, drug-dealer, poet, film star, heroin addict, son, brother, father, husband, foul-mouthed anthropologist and straight-talking survivor, Shaun Ryder has been a cultural icon and a 24-hour party person for a quarter of a century.