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Living on a Thin Line

Beginning with his childhood in a modest home in Muswell Hill, Dave Davies recalls the ups and downs of his relationship with his brother Ray and their career with the Kinks. Written in the wake of a health scare, his autobiography also reflects on his youthful behaviour and discusses his interest in the esoteric.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Headline
  • Year: 2023
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 196x127mm
  • ISBN: 9781472289797
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.2kg
Product code:
538534
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The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave Davies

'BOOK OF THE DAY' - Guardian

'This powerful tell-all from the Kinks guitarist puts the spotlight on his own bad behaviour, dalliances with the occult and his recovery from a stroke.' - Observer

'Heartfelt, hilarious, revealing, insightful and astonishingly candid. Boy, you really got me Dave. I can't wait to read it again.' - Mark Hamill

Dave Davies is the co-founder and lead guitarist of epoch-defining band the Kinks, a group with fifty million record sales to their name. In his autobiography, Davies revisits the glory days of the band that spawned so much extraordinary music, and which had such a profound influence on bands from The Clash and Van Halen to Oasis and Blur.

Full of tales of the tumultuous times and the ups-and-downs of his relationship with his brother Ray, along with encounters with the likes of John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, this will be a glorious read for Kinks fans and anyone who wants to read about the heyday of rock 'n' roll.
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