{"product_id":"9781917923538","title":"Stay Alive: The Life and Death of Stuart Adamson : The Authorised Biography","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Scott Rowley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMusic: styles \u0026amp; genres\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 March 2026 by Putman Publishing (New Modern) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 164 x 37 | 596g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Perceptive analysis (and) also a fundamentally human story... this superb book rues Adamson's absence while celebrating his music’s still audibly beating heart.” 5\/5 MOJOThe official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Stuart Adamson, co-founder of not one but two seminal Scottish post-punk groups, The Skids and Big Country. But this is a book that is about much more than music. Stay Alive is about alcoholism, abuse, family, fame, addiction, depression and working-class pride. And along the way there are stories of drug busts, debauchery, flag burning, fist-fights, prison escapes and riots, with a revolving cast of characters from The Clash to the Rolling Stones. For the first time, both of Stuart Adamson’s wives, children and bandmates tell their side of the story: unflinching, funny and brutally honest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47896468357379,"sku":"9781917923538","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781917923538.jpg?v=1775047025","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781917923538","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}