First-hand account of the punk wars from guitarist and one half of the songwriting duo that gave the world three chord punk-pop classics like "Ever Fallen In Love" and "Promises". Diggle dishes the dirt on punk contemporaries like The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Jam, as well as sharing poignant memories of his friendship with Kurt Cobain, on whose last ever tour, The Buzzcocks were the support act.
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Steve Diggle was guitarist and songwriter with legendary punk band The Buzzcocks. He currently plays with the reformed line-up. Terry Rawlins is a music journalist, and Ron Wood's biographer. His other books include: Mod: A Very British Phenomenon and The Rolling Stones: Good Times Bad Times.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
what a rock memoir should be,
By J.J. Langr (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Harmony In My Head: The Original Buzzcock Steve Diggle's Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey (Paperback)
Short, sweet, and to the point, much like the Buzzcocks songs (and the Buzzcocks, version 1) themselves. Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll the way it seems to always play out, with some level of enlightenment coming along the way. Diggle opens up in this book with lots of honest stories, some funny and some painful. I particularly appreciated his honesty; Diggle has some very pointed comments about his bandmates and music (there's no love for 80s schlock here).
The book revealed a number of things I was unaware of, such as his companionships with Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain, and the unfortunate inspiration for Fast Cars. Diggle also talks about the severe injury to his wrist a few years ago, something that threatened to kill his ability to play guitar. I got to see the Buzzcocks not too long ago. It was very evident that Diggle loves what he is able to still do. That lust for life quality is very evident in the book. Harmony in My Head definitely left me wanting more; it is very short at 150 pages. I'd also be curious to read Pete Shelley's "side" of things.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting biography,
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This review is from: Harmony In My Head: The Original Buzzcock Steve Diggle's Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey (Paperback)
Interesting biography, but book badly written/published. Examples:
1. seemed like it was dictated at times 2. typos rampant 3. how to describe this? sometimes a word was split, as in "Knights Bridge", then "Knightsbridge", both in the same sentence 4. line spacing - sometimes type was single-spaced for about 20 pages, then it was double-spaced for another 30 5. some sentences appeared to be unfinished Sorry to be picky, but when there are errors such as these, the flow is compromised; when one has to concentrate instead of enjoying the narrative, it's not as pleaseant a read. However, Steve's life is interesting. Good luck with everything, mate!
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Eric-manchester uk,
By eric "eric" (manchester uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Harmony In My Head: The Original Buzzcock Steve Diggle's Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey (Paperback)
i thought this book was very to the point!!
i loved every word,line,phrase diggle used.You can tell that he is very serious about his work but also loves every second of his job.i beg all of you who read this to buy this book for two reasons.Firstly the book rocks!!!!!!Secondly,the money you use to buy this book goes to diggle and the buzzcocks,which means your supporting them. If we raise enough money they may make a new album(im not saying they need more money)But even if they dont need more money or even if they do either way. buying this book is your way of saying keep at it buzzcocks,and diggle keep writing~~eric
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