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From disgraced Till Dipper to the gobbyist music writer I know, I found so many parallels with this story. \u003cb\u003eIt's really, really good\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jason Williamson, Sleaford Mods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is such a brilliantly absorbing and entertaining book about the joys of a life lived in music\u003c\/b\u003e. As good a left-field guide to the last few decades of alternative pop as you'll find, too. 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