Stay Alive: The Life and Death of Stuart Adamson (Hardcover)

Hardcover. A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Best Pop Music Book of 2026 - The Herald'Perceptive analysis (and) also a fundamentally human story. this superb book rues Adamson's absence while celebrating his musics still audibly beating heart.'5/5 MOJOThe official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death.This 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 Adamsons wives, children and bandmates tell their side of the story: unflinching, funny and brutally honest. The official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…