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Autonomy

Portrait of a Buzzcock

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Autonomy

By: Steve Diggle
Narrated by: David Morrissey
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From bass player to lead guitarist, singer and last remaining founding member, Steve Diggle has been the driving force keeping Buzzcocks alive since he first met Pete Shelley in 1976. Together they would ignite the Manchester music scene, kickstart indie and become one of the best loved and most influential punk groups of all time.

Following Shelley's untimely death in 2018, Autonomy is Diggle's definitive inside account of their shared musical legacy and complex friendship through the band's rise, fall, and rise again - from their punk origins supporting Sex Pistols with original singer Howard Devoto to Top of the Pops, the excess of success, break-up, reformation and life beyond bereavement.

Funny, honest and touchingly philosophical, it is also Diggle's very personal story of working class escape, dreams, redemption and loss - an ultimately heroic survivor's tale from an irrepressible rock 'n' roll spirit. Entertainment & Celebrities History & Criticism Music Celebrity Funny Guitar
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Good retelling of the bands highs and lows and his relationship with the original band mates.

Great story, of one of the true original punk bands....Steve has a great attitude.

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Enjoyable trip through the life of Steve Diggle, of one of the greatest Manchester bands

The story of a Buzzcock

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Good chunks of Buzzcocks history, the legendary punk band (not from Bolton.) No unnecessary flab and each chapter is straight to the point, nowt wrong with it.

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