Table of Contents
Foreword Eddie Kidd OBE vii
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 Early Doors 1
We were young. We were frustrated.
We were looking for more.
I'm Too Sexy (1991) 20
Chapter 2 The Beautiful People 23
Crossing paths with Suicide, Joy Division, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan… and that was before we were famous.
Do Ya Feel (1991) 46
Chapter 3 On the Way Up 49
Fame, fortune and falling into the belly of the beast.
Deeply Dippy (1992) 73
Chapter 4 The View from the Top 75
So what's it like to be a pop star? Funny you should ask.
You're My Mate (2001) 117
Chapter 5 Muscles, Drugs and Fucking 119
Everything you ever wanted to know about bodily matters.
Lap Dance Junkie (2001) 137
Chapter 6 Fighting Back 139
A second bite of the cherry before freedom.
I'm a Celebrity (2009) 161
Chapter 7 Getting Out 165
Go indie and save your soul!
Tide (2020) 180
Chapter 8 Love and Loss 183
We miss our loved ones - but we're grateful that they lived.
We're All Criminals (2020) 204
Chapter 9 Politics and Pandemics 207
Modern life is rubbish, but it's all we've got.
Godsend (2022) 214
Acknowledgements 217
Final Statement 221
About the Authors 222
Index 223
