Ticket to the World

Name: Ticket to the World
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Martin Kemp
ISBN: 9780008586072

Author: Martin Kemp

Narrator: Martin Kemp, Colin Mace

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 12/08/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Music & Musicians, Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs, Social Science, Popular Culture Studies

Synopsis

Ticket to the World New Year’s Eve, 1979. My family and I stand arm in arm around our Formica kitchen table, counting down to the new decade with each televised chime of Big Ben. We have no idea what is about to hit us, no idea of the seismic waves of change approaching. The 80s transformed life as we knew it. Music, style and culture exploded in a haze of dayglo colour. There were hardships, but there were opportunities too. And I lived through – and helped to shape – Britain’s last real youth movement. Ticket to the World So, grab that glass of Babycham and let’s toast the very best of the 80s: the creativity and the culture, the fashion and the FUN!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maxine on January 05, 2023

Took me back to my childhood really enjoyed it......more

Goodreads review by Tania on January 18, 2023

Brought back my 80's youth!......more

Goodreads review by Lisa ⫩ on March 24, 2023

Great read, some good memories like Band Aid and Live Aid, and all the Blitz kids stuff. I was more of a Duran Duran girl but it's a great insight into what it was like on tour and his relationship with Shirley.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on January 07, 2023

I really enjoy a good autobiography and having read Martin and Shirley’s previous book, i thought I’d give this a go. It was interesting but I did find some things had already been covered in the other book.......more

Goodreads review by Joey on July 31, 2023

I absolutely loved this book!! I happen to be a huge Spandau Ballet fan, but this book is fun for anyone who grew up listening to British New Wave! So many great memories of great bands!!!......more

Quotes

‘A brilliant storyteller’ – James O’Brien ‘Celebrates the 80s as the decade that made him’ –