Books by James Young
“It’s quite brilliant. It is, it has to be said, very dark. James manages to place the reader in the middle of the visceral squalor that surrounds heroin addiction. It’s not an easy read, but it’s brilliantly written and fascinating.” Read more...
Peter Lawlor, Economist
Interviews where books by James Young were recommended
The Best Rock Biographies, recommended by Peter Lawlor
Successful musicians don’t necessarily need formal training or 10,000 hours of practice under their belt; what they must have is a feel for music, an innate gift. But many of rock’s brightest burning stars were lost to drugs. Here, Peter Lawlor—an award-winning songwriter, producer and record label executive—selects five of the best books on rock music, focusing on revelatory rock biographies that peer behind the veil.
