

A Furious Devotion
The Life of Shane MacGowan
Author: Richard Balls
Narrator: Dan Calley
Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 10/26/2021
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Music & Musicians, Music, Punk
Synopsis
A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest songwriter of his generation: the formative trips to his mother's homestead in Tipperary, the explosion of punk which changed his life, and the drink and drugs that nearly ended it.
As well as exclusive interviews with Shane himself, author Richard Balls has secured contributions from his wife and family, and people who have never spoken publicly about Shane before: close associates, former girlfriends, and the English teacher who first spotted his literary gift. Nick Cave, Aidan Gillen, Cillian Murphy, Christy Moore, Sinead O'Connor and Dermot O'Leary are on the rollcall of those paying tribute to the gifted songwriter and poet.