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Pop Scars

'90s Pop, Addiction and a Life In Between - ***** 'Unflinching and unmissable', HEAT

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By: Anthony Kavanagh
Narrated by: Anthony Kavanagh
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The shocking, tell-all memoir from '90s popstar and heart-throb formerly known as Kavana

Born in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh's rise to fame was stratospheric, scoring a record deal at the age of just eighteen and winning the much-coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award in 1997, all the while achieving top ten hits, appearing on countless magazine covers, performing on Top of the Pops and gigging alongside the Spice Girls. The stuff that dreams are made of.

But Anthony - or Kavana as he came to be known - was also trying to keep his sexuality a secret while navigating his way through an industry where image was everything; where his success depended on him having to be exactly who he wasn't.

What followed was a dark and dangerous spiral into addiction, an illness that would insidiously follow and baffle him for years to come. Pop Scars is a story told with fearless honesty that's at times as funny as it is heartbreaking, chronicling the highs, the lows, the self-destruction and the chaos of hitting rock bottom and then finding out that rock bottom has a basement.

Thirty years on, Anthony is ready to tell his jaw-dropping story. Pop Scars is a book about teenage stardom, fame, addiction, grief and - ultimately - survival and sobriety. Entertainment & Celebrities Mental Health Music Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Funny Heartfelt Memoir Emotionally Gripping Feel-Good Thought-Provoking Witty
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loved it . a true honest account of a teenage popstar the highs and lows and how it affected him .well read .nostalgic

honest and raw

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amazing heartfelt book covering the highs and lows of a career in the spotlight. then the fall into addiction and the light the other side. As a massive fan in the 90's it was a beautiful honest account of the time from behind the scenes. thought provoking of what we saw and what was really going on, and finally uplifting to see the healthy, happy man on the other side. absolutely loved it and highly recommended.

honest, thought provoking ,entertaining

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Very raw, open and honest. Kavanagh reading it himself makes it even more hard hitting.

An honest and humbling memoir

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Superb listen. A murky world of pop packaged with personal struggles. Sending you love Kav ! :-)

Excellent.

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First of all, I love an autobiography. Anthony is funny and a great storyteller.
It's a must listen to 📖

Brilliant 👏

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