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The Secret DJ
DISCOVER THE REALITY OF LIFE AS A SUPERSTAR DJ IN THIS SENSATIONAL EXPOSÉ OF WHAT REALLY GOES ON BEHIND THE BPMs.
The glamour, the parties, the excess, the highs and, of course, the lows. In The Secret DJ , a globally renowned DJ takes us on a breakneck journey, plunging us into a life lived in the hedonistic fast lane of club culture over the last thirty years, from the dawn of acid house to the dusk of EDM. Whether playing to ten thousand fans in Ibiza's superclubs or in a local pub function room, this DJ's experiences are a cautionary tale - an addictive and shockingly honest account of the hidden world behind the DJ booth.
The glamour, the parties, the excess, the highs and, of course, the lows. In The Secret DJ , a globally renowned DJ takes us on a breakneck journey, plunging us into a life lived in the hedonistic fast lane of club culture over the last thirty years, from the dawn of acid house to the dusk of EDM. Whether playing to ten thousand fans in Ibiza's superclubs or in a local pub function room, this DJ's experiences are a cautionary tale - an addictive and shockingly honest account of the hidden world behind the DJ booth.
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320 pages, Paperback
First published July 6, 2017
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The Secret DJ
4 books15 followersThroughout four decades at the pointy end of electronic music, the Secret DJ has experienced it all, from the first stirrings of the Acid House revolution, fame and adulation as a superstar DJ and producer, losing it all through a combination of bad luck and bad choices, and scraping back into the game once more.
The first book, the at-times hilarious, at others harrowing, The Secret DJ: From Ibiza To the Norfolk Broads tells the brutally honest story of that dizzying rise to fame as a DJ, producer and short-lived pop star – and an even quicker descent into illness and isolation, when eventually the bill became due and it looked like all was lost.
Throughout it all the Secret DJ never lost their wry sense of humour, dedication to the central mission of championing the real heroes of club culture, or belief in the power of dance music as a force for positive change and unity.
Rising again as a performer, artist, promoter, columnist for dance music bible Mixmag and fearless truth-teller and activist, for many The Secret DJ represents the awkward conscience of a subculture. One that’s grown from a youth movement set on changing the world to a multi-billion pound industry that all too often puts profit ahead of people, spectacle ahead of substance, and cash ahead of creativity.
The first book, the at-times hilarious, at others harrowing, The Secret DJ: From Ibiza To the Norfolk Broads tells the brutally honest story of that dizzying rise to fame as a DJ, producer and short-lived pop star – and an even quicker descent into illness and isolation, when eventually the bill became due and it looked like all was lost.
Throughout it all the Secret DJ never lost their wry sense of humour, dedication to the central mission of championing the real heroes of club culture, or belief in the power of dance music as a force for positive change and unity.
Rising again as a performer, artist, promoter, columnist for dance music bible Mixmag and fearless truth-teller and activist, for many The Secret DJ represents the awkward conscience of a subculture. One that’s grown from a youth movement set on changing the world to a multi-billion pound industry that all too often puts profit ahead of people, spectacle ahead of substance, and cash ahead of creativity.
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March 10, 2020
The international DJ sounds the most perfect life; the glamour, jet setter heading off to exotic locations, headlining all the top clubs, being a household name and being wealthy, surrounded by the most beautiful people. Turns out it is not quite like that…
The Secret DJ was one of those who was at the top of his game for 30 odd years, but there is a chasm between how people perceived his life and the reality of it. Yes, he would fly into various places for the weekend to play to the crowds and get the place jumping, but he could only keep doing that with a regular supply of drugs and alcohol. These hedonistic weekends moving from flights to hotels to clubs and back to the airport. Sleep didn’t really exist in this drug-filled life.
Then there was his tour manager who he says took more drugs than anyone else that he knew and would always be late for the everything he attended, and from what I can make out didn’t really manage anything at all. Since he started the scene has changed dramatically, now it seems that any bedroom DJ with deep pockets can get themselves a set of CDJ’s and can become a DJ. They are obviously not as well known as the big guys, but the effect they have had is to drive the amount they get paid down. The common currency to be paid in seems to be exposures… Which will give you a lot of publicity but you can’t pay for groceries with them yet.
I had always liked dance music and can trace my love of that back to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream and still listen to a lot of trance at the moment. However, the club scene has never really appealed, the introvert in me would much rather have a quiet drink in a pub. As well as being an interesting expose of the club scene, The Secret DJ is prepared to share his experiences to stop others making the same mistakes. He is not a bad writer either, fairly blunt and holds strong opinions and at times this was hilarious. There were nice touches too, it is split into two sections, A Side and B Side of course and Chapter 6 made me chuckle…
The Secret DJ was one of those who was at the top of his game for 30 odd years, but there is a chasm between how people perceived his life and the reality of it. Yes, he would fly into various places for the weekend to play to the crowds and get the place jumping, but he could only keep doing that with a regular supply of drugs and alcohol. These hedonistic weekends moving from flights to hotels to clubs and back to the airport. Sleep didn’t really exist in this drug-filled life.
Then there was his tour manager who he says took more drugs than anyone else that he knew and would always be late for the everything he attended, and from what I can make out didn’t really manage anything at all. Since he started the scene has changed dramatically, now it seems that any bedroom DJ with deep pockets can get themselves a set of CDJ’s and can become a DJ. They are obviously not as well known as the big guys, but the effect they have had is to drive the amount they get paid down. The common currency to be paid in seems to be exposures… Which will give you a lot of publicity but you can’t pay for groceries with them yet.
I had always liked dance music and can trace my love of that back to Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream and still listen to a lot of trance at the moment. However, the club scene has never really appealed, the introvert in me would much rather have a quiet drink in a pub. As well as being an interesting expose of the club scene, The Secret DJ is prepared to share his experiences to stop others making the same mistakes. He is not a bad writer either, fairly blunt and holds strong opinions and at times this was hilarious. There were nice touches too, it is split into two sections, A Side and B Side of course and Chapter 6 made me chuckle…
July 23, 2019
This book sheds light on the cruel nature of the world’s reality. It grapples with many ideas and themes present in all our lives, yet leaves us with so many unanswered questions. Ultimately, this novel is a tragicomedy that accumulates into a big series of incomprehensible events and a blurred timeline.
February 1, 2020
I think I remember this book compared to John Niven's Kill Your Friends somewhere which isn't quite right. Yes it's about a side of the music industry but there's a funny kind of warmth and respect of DJing whilst also shedding light on the underside of DJ lifestyle. The writing is often fragmented and the main narrative is loose but in a way that makes sense considering the subject matter and the people involved. It actually reads a lot like a music friendly version of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential in that respect.
Recommended especially for aspiring DJs and travelling musicians.
Recommended especially for aspiring DJs and travelling musicians.
August 11, 2019
A brilliant read from start to finish!!!
From the very start you are plunged into the Secret Dj's life, like being thrown into a swanky hotel pool without warning.
The stories, the insight and the knowledge grip you through the journey. I've not laughed reading a book so much in a long time, to then have the hackles on my neck raised at the exposed practises of the industry.
If you want to know what it's like to have seen it, lived it and survived it THEN GET THIS BOOK!
From the very start you are plunged into the Secret Dj's life, like being thrown into a swanky hotel pool without warning.
The stories, the insight and the knowledge grip you through the journey. I've not laughed reading a book so much in a long time, to then have the hackles on my neck raised at the exposed practises of the industry.
If you want to know what it's like to have seen it, lived it and survived it THEN GET THIS BOOK!
November 29, 2021
A scathing account of the offstage dance music industry, The Secret DJ offers more insight into drug use and personal relations than sets and EDM culture.
Despite how well it's written, it's not a thoroughly enjoying read - there's an alarming level of detail here, but it's all covered in a haze of 'you had to be there'.
I'd still recommend it to anyone who falls into the venn diagram of 'bookworm' and 'house fanatic', but not for the reasons the tantalising title would have you believe.
Despite how well it's written, it's not a thoroughly enjoying read - there's an alarming level of detail here, but it's all covered in a haze of 'you had to be there'.
I'd still recommend it to anyone who falls into the venn diagram of 'bookworm' and 'house fanatic', but not for the reasons the tantalising title would have you believe.
November 10, 2019
Pills & Thrills & Bellyache Laughs
Great book the highs and lows of hedonism and the dark underbelly of the Ibiza and international DJ scene “Snorts and All” expose of a wild rave of a ride
- great book from the mystery Secret DJ who obviously walked the walk to make Bez look like a lightweight
5 twisted melons out of 5
Great book the highs and lows of hedonism and the dark underbelly of the Ibiza and international DJ scene “Snorts and All” expose of a wild rave of a ride
- great book from the mystery Secret DJ who obviously walked the walk to make Bez look like a lightweight
5 twisted melons out of 5
October 2, 2019
Although I’ve never been into dance music or the scene that surrounds it, I still really enjoyed this book. In some ways it’s a social commentary as well as a collection of funny anecdotes. Some very pertinent points made alongside excellent life lessons. Definitely worth a read. 👍🏼🎧
November 10, 2019
What's behind the facade? Is it a non-stop exotic cabaret. No, it's not. And here's the lowdown. Funny, insightful and cautionary. If you've any interest at all in peeking behind the curtain to understand the life of a DJ, read this book.
November 10, 2019
Quite simply the best book in its genre!
I could write an essay as to why but.... I won’t!
Simply read it and you would have purchased an absolute gem that you will dip into until your final comedown ;)
I could write an essay as to why but.... I won’t!
Simply read it and you would have purchased an absolute gem that you will dip into until your final comedown ;)
November 10, 2019
A thoroughly enjoyable read - for all the tales of hedonistic hilarity, there’s a dark streak through it all, and the author has a lovely turn of phrase. Funny, well-observed and very moving at points, this an entertaining front-line romp from the hard-nosed business end of serious partying.
September 3, 2020
This book is an anonymous and brilliantly documented account of life as an international DJ. Cheek-achingly funny and heart-achingly tragic in equal measure; it’s all drug-fuelled, high octane fun until you end up in a ward unable to move. Definitely a book of two halves, there are many hilarious tales of Ibiza and The Met Bar in the 90s/early 2000s, all the more hilarious because I was in Ibiza and I remember my nights at celeb sin bin The Met Bar well. Well, perhaps not “well” - there were copious amounts of alcohol involved, but I do remember hanging out with Wyclef Jean on occasion and the odd Gallagher brother. (I may have even been hanging out with The Secret DJ too but his Peter Parker identity will go with me to the grave)
As well as the socio-political commentary, this book covers all aspects of the dastardly music industry and the long term devastating effects this lifestyle can have, as well as the sad demise of friendships formed around the decks. The Secret DJ is scintillating, spellbinding company through it all and I was sad when we had to say goodbye.
5 turntables out of 5.
As well as the socio-political commentary, this book covers all aspects of the dastardly music industry and the long term devastating effects this lifestyle can have, as well as the sad demise of friendships formed around the decks. The Secret DJ is scintillating, spellbinding company through it all and I was sad when we had to say goodbye.
5 turntables out of 5.
April 14, 2020
I was excited to read this, having spent about 25 years the other side of the decks paying DJs to entertain me. I was expecting war stories that resonated with my experiences, friendships cultivated over crazy nights out and exposées
on which venues/promotors/DJs did stupid things for fame.
Very disappointed. The characters are cunts, the dirt has been cleaned out by the lawyers and it reeks of everything being so embellished and time travelled to make it even slightly interesting. I counted perhaps 4 anecdotes. Not much for a 30 year career.
Record labels are shit? Who knew, well apart from everyone on the planet? Who wants to read about the taxman taking a large share of earnings?
Also, thought the whole anonymous part of it was wasted really. Like, who gives a shit for the dirt he dishes out here? Names were changed to protect the innocent? The dull more like. Makes the Mick Fleetwood/Sam Fox Brit awards look like rock and roll debauchery. Really disappointed that there weren’t more tales from clubland.
The worse thing about it? I don’t even care who it might be....
on which venues/promotors/DJs did stupid things for fame.
Very disappointed. The characters are cunts, the dirt has been cleaned out by the lawyers and it reeks of everything being so embellished and time travelled to make it even slightly interesting. I counted perhaps 4 anecdotes. Not much for a 30 year career.
Record labels are shit? Who knew, well apart from everyone on the planet? Who wants to read about the taxman taking a large share of earnings?
Also, thought the whole anonymous part of it was wasted really. Like, who gives a shit for the dirt he dishes out here? Names were changed to protect the innocent? The dull more like. Makes the Mick Fleetwood/Sam Fox Brit awards look like rock and roll debauchery. Really disappointed that there weren’t more tales from clubland.
The worse thing about it? I don’t even care who it might be....
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 10, 2019
This is excellent. Extremely well written, funny and rather moving in places. Even more so if you have a vague inkling of who some of the "players" may actually be. It is brutally honest and should be applauded for this. Honest discourse is the only real path to understanding and repairing the "damage".
This could well have been my life (yeah right). Had it not been for a monumentally stupid act in the mid to late 90s, that brought about a "holiday" at one of Her Majesty's full board and lodgings establishments.
18 months is a long time out of the soup, when you're just starting to get traction under your tyres. When I returned, everything and pretty much everyone had changed. I spent quite a while being bitter about this, lamenting a life "stolen". However, after having read this book, I think I've come to the realisation that I escaped. I was lucky!
This could well have been my life (yeah right). Had it not been for a monumentally stupid act in the mid to late 90s, that brought about a "holiday" at one of Her Majesty's full board and lodgings establishments.
18 months is a long time out of the soup, when you're just starting to get traction under your tyres. When I returned, everything and pretty much everyone had changed. I spent quite a while being bitter about this, lamenting a life "stolen". However, after having read this book, I think I've come to the realisation that I escaped. I was lucky!
July 30, 2018
Autobiography who wants to remain anonymous.Describes what life was like for him,seems to be an endless procession of drugs to keep him awake or up.that was until he tried to take his own life in hospital using prescription drugs is where his lifestyle came to an end.As far as I can see he is still working in a small capacity having thrown his old fame and fortune away.
Not sure if its an anti-drug message or to regale in how much he has consumed over the years,.
I found it somewhat self obsessed.
Not sure if its an anti-drug message or to regale in how much he has consumed over the years,.
I found it somewhat self obsessed.
December 10, 2020
I found this book interesting at first, but nothing earth shattering. In fact, there were parts where I was rolling my eyes and thinking, "get on with it already." But, eventually I got to sections where I started to relate to what he was saying. Not in the way I'm sure he intended, but I began to feel a bond, on a human level. Reading this book while in the midst of a pandemic, I could totally see the connection, especially the bits about how the Internet spoiled things. Overall, a quite interesting read.
July 26, 2018
This book was really boring. Nothing much happens and I was sorely disappointment at the level of debauchery absent in this, so I spent the half of this book that I could be bothered to read just obsessing over who it was. I narrowed it down to Fatboy Slim, a Chemical Brother or one of the bald fellas in Orbital.
I imagine I'm wrong on all counts.
I imagine I'm wrong on all counts.
June 14, 2020
Not impressed by this one. I’m re reading it for the second time after I failed to connect with it the first time round. I think because I have feck all interest in drugs from this angle, I just find it’s a book about people on various substances. Ordinarily, that can be entertaining, informative or funny but this? This is just dull. It’s a pass from me.
June 12, 2022
dreadfully boring and tryhard.
Oh, and I wanted to throw the fucking thing out in a fit of rage whenever he used the word pilgrim. You made big beat records Timothy, behave yourself. You're not Danny Tenaglia; no ones going to learn from you, it's just pabulum for old chelsea pseudo-hooligans to balm their conscience.
Oh, and I wanted to throw the fucking thing out in a fit of rage whenever he used the word pilgrim. You made big beat records Timothy, behave yourself. You're not Danny Tenaglia; no ones going to learn from you, it's just pabulum for old chelsea pseudo-hooligans to balm their conscience.
April 5, 2024
Läbipõlenud ja kibestunud DJ meenutamas oma karjääri vürtsikamaid hetki ning tegemas kokkuvõtteid sellest elukutsest. Kohati oli terasemaid (ja isegi tsiteeritavaid) mõtteid, aga üldiselt oli raske lugeda pilves inimeste tegemiste kohta. Inglise keeles oleks vist talutavam olnud. Respekt, et ta suutis selle kõik kirja panna.
October 2, 2019
Although I’ve never been into the ‘scene ‘ I still enjoyed this book. In some ways it’s a social commentary as well as a collection of funny anecdotes and also a bit of a life coach type book. Some very pertinent points made alongside excellent life lessons. Worth a read.
August 29, 2018
I really enjoyed this . I have dj'd myself over the years (not to scale of the author) but i can releate to alot of this. Really well written and a real page turner.
I also lent this book to a collegue at work who has not interest in the house scene and he loved it .
I also lent this book to a collegue at work who has not interest in the house scene and he loved it .
August 15, 2019
Great book and many things you learn about se!f as well
Great book and many things you learn about se!f as well, who knew a book about the life of a DJ would be entertaining and how it's life puts perspective
Great book and many things you learn about se!f as well, who knew a book about the life of a DJ would be entertaining and how it's life puts perspective
June 22, 2018
starts of well,
then waffles too much about his mate the tour manager.
then waffles too much about his mate the tour manager.
January 24, 2019
Starts well but very repetitive.
November 10, 2019
Great read, really enjoyed it, definitely confirms a few suspicions lol! Seriously though, an insight you won’t get from any other type or era of DJ!
July 19, 2020
Title: The Secret DJ
Author: Anonymous
ISBN-10: 9780571334483 (ISBN13: 9780571334483)
Pages: 320 pages (Paperback)
Genre: Autobiographical, Memoir
Publication Date: 21 June 2018)
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Blurb: The glamour, the parties, the excess, the highs and, of course, the lows. In The Secret DJ, a globally renowned DJ takes us on a breakneck journey, plunging us into a life lived in the hedonistic fast lane of club culture over the last thirty years, from the dawn of acid house to the dusk of EDM. Whether playing to ten thousand fans in Ibiza’s superclubs or in a local pub function room, this DJ’s experiences are a cautionary tale – an addictive and shockingly honest account of the hidden world behind the DJ booth.
I came across this book as research for “something” I was writing and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it is the funniest book I’ve read in a while. The Secret DJ is an anonymous memoir written by a DJ in his 50s who has witnessed the acid house boom in Britain (his home country) and has been a regular performer at the high profile and crazy Ibiza nightclubs of the 90s. When the author says that this is an honest account of the life of international DJs, he’s not kidding and perhaps it is understandable why he feels the need to remain anonymous.
The book starts out on a high (one that is often supplied by base amphetamine) that remains strong right until the second half of the book where the hilarity gives way for something far more raw and serious. Suffice to say that if anyone feels tempted to try out drugs when they start reading the book, they will be afraid of smelling a whiteboard marker by the end of it. The Guardian described the book as one of those tales that you can simple “inhale” at one go and I have to agree. The writer never loses you despite quite a bit of repetition of his “DJ complaints”.
A lot of these complaints are legit. When Secret started out as a DJ, the profession of DJing didn’t exist. Today, everyone wants to be a DJ. The 80’s and the 90’s disco and Chicago House was the invention of the Latino, Black and gay community, while today almost every mainstream “EDM DJ” seems to be a heterosexual white man from the Americas or Scandinavian countries. The roots of the electronic music revolution are still strong and alive if people like the Secret are here to document them for posterity.
The book has been written in native British slang and the glossary serves its purpose well while describing the dozen or so names used to describe cocaine and speed. To no one’s surprise, there is a distinct lack of any prominent female characters in the book and that is quite a realistic depiction of how women have mostly been given the role of gogo dancers rather than any significant music production position in the history of the Techno and House music revolution. In Secret’s defence, he does seem uncomfortable with the whole idea of sexism.
On the whole, The Secret DJ will give you lots of laughs and maybe make you shed a tear or two when you least expect it. If there is any DJ I would have liked to befriend, I think its author might have been the one.
Author: Anonymous
ISBN-10: 9780571334483 (ISBN13: 9780571334483)
Pages: 320 pages (Paperback)
Genre: Autobiographical, Memoir
Publication Date: 21 June 2018)
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Blurb: The glamour, the parties, the excess, the highs and, of course, the lows. In The Secret DJ, a globally renowned DJ takes us on a breakneck journey, plunging us into a life lived in the hedonistic fast lane of club culture over the last thirty years, from the dawn of acid house to the dusk of EDM. Whether playing to ten thousand fans in Ibiza’s superclubs or in a local pub function room, this DJ’s experiences are a cautionary tale – an addictive and shockingly honest account of the hidden world behind the DJ booth.
I came across this book as research for “something” I was writing and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it is the funniest book I’ve read in a while. The Secret DJ is an anonymous memoir written by a DJ in his 50s who has witnessed the acid house boom in Britain (his home country) and has been a regular performer at the high profile and crazy Ibiza nightclubs of the 90s. When the author says that this is an honest account of the life of international DJs, he’s not kidding and perhaps it is understandable why he feels the need to remain anonymous.
The book starts out on a high (one that is often supplied by base amphetamine) that remains strong right until the second half of the book where the hilarity gives way for something far more raw and serious. Suffice to say that if anyone feels tempted to try out drugs when they start reading the book, they will be afraid of smelling a whiteboard marker by the end of it. The Guardian described the book as one of those tales that you can simple “inhale” at one go and I have to agree. The writer never loses you despite quite a bit of repetition of his “DJ complaints”.
A lot of these complaints are legit. When Secret started out as a DJ, the profession of DJing didn’t exist. Today, everyone wants to be a DJ. The 80’s and the 90’s disco and Chicago House was the invention of the Latino, Black and gay community, while today almost every mainstream “EDM DJ” seems to be a heterosexual white man from the Americas or Scandinavian countries. The roots of the electronic music revolution are still strong and alive if people like the Secret are here to document them for posterity.
The book has been written in native British slang and the glossary serves its purpose well while describing the dozen or so names used to describe cocaine and speed. To no one’s surprise, there is a distinct lack of any prominent female characters in the book and that is quite a realistic depiction of how women have mostly been given the role of gogo dancers rather than any significant music production position in the history of the Techno and House music revolution. In Secret’s defence, he does seem uncomfortable with the whole idea of sexism.
On the whole, The Secret DJ will give you lots of laughs and maybe make you shed a tear or two when you least expect it. If there is any DJ I would have liked to befriend, I think its author might have been the one.
June 25, 2021
Bit of a rollercoaster read. On the whole it was written in a style that was way too laddish for me. I found "Let me tell you something Pilgrim" etc quite grating. Occasionally very entertaining. Even a couple of genuine loud laugh moments. Occasionally completely lost me in some of the rants, like the one about paying tax. And lots of ranting about amateur DJs and digital DJs "Plastic pushbutton DJs" and "Laptop syncers", which particularly got my goat. The overall story of the jetsetting superstar DJing never sleeping and non-stop drugs to get through the week, is a lifestye I do not envy in the slightest.
That was my general experience of the book up to a point, but then some serious shit happened in his life, and he stopped with the bad puns and metaphors and got serious for the last few chapters and I thought these were amazing. I stayed up til all hours finishing the book absolutely riveted.
That was my general experience of the book up to a point, but then some serious shit happened in his life, and he stopped with the bad puns and metaphors and got serious for the last few chapters and I thought these were amazing. I stayed up til all hours finishing the book absolutely riveted.
February 2, 2022
I really wanted to like this book a lot - they say house music all night long, right? However, the chaotic party-fueled and drug-addled bleary eyed outlook of a DJ recounted was of no surprise. Parts of the verse was wit infused and we were schooled well on the difference between professional and amateur DJs. It made sense that this chasm closed with the internet and technology prodigiously supplying the general masses with content and home tools. You felt bad for Secret DJ when he described his demise, yearning for humanity and connection but overwhelmingly throughout the book it felt hazy, loquacious, and unstructured. But I tried.
October 25, 2022
The first few chapters of this book can be summarized with "I hired the wrong tour manager" and "we did some crazy shit". There were times when I just wasn't sure if I wanted to even finish the book. Yep, I'll be honest, I almost did put the book away.
But it it worth going through those first chapters. While not particularly interesting they do set the stage for what is to come. And after those first few chapters it does get more interesting. And the final chapters are really, seriously interesting.
This is why I eventually settled on 4 stars. Those first few chapters barely get 3 stars, but those last easily get 5 stars.
Yes, this book is a good read.
But it it worth going through those first chapters. While not particularly interesting they do set the stage for what is to come. And after those first few chapters it does get more interesting. And the final chapters are really, seriously interesting.
This is why I eventually settled on 4 stars. Those first few chapters barely get 3 stars, but those last easily get 5 stars.
Yes, this book is a good read.
January 28, 2022
Admittedly not really my scene but I thought this would be a thoughtful and interesting piece of live as a DJ, and there are a couple of lucid pages that are interesting. The rest is just a mind numbing catalogue of drink and drink binges, and hanging out with boorish people, who live a self centred life coddled by some sort of diplomatic immunity.
Presumably it was hoped this would be some sort of modern Hunter S Thompson, it just ends up being like being stuck in a lift with someone coked up to the eyeballs, who can't wait to tell you about their shallow and pointless life.
Presumably it was hoped this would be some sort of modern Hunter S Thompson, it just ends up being like being stuck in a lift with someone coked up to the eyeballs, who can't wait to tell you about their shallow and pointless life.
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