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Hell Is Round the Corner

By: Tricky
Narrated by: Gavin Osborn, Kirris Riviere, Lucy Price-Lewis
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Tricky is one of the most original music artists to emerge from the UK in the past 30 years. His signature sound, coupled with deep, questioning lyrics, took the UK by storm in the early 1990s and was part of the soundtrack that defined the post-rave generation.

This unique, no-holds barred autobiography is not only a portrait of an incredible artist - it is also a gripping slice of social history packed with extraordinary anecdotes and voices from the margins of society.

Tricky examines how his creativity has helped him find a different path to that of his relatives, some of whom were bare-knuckle fighters and gangsters, and how his mother's suicide has had a lifelong effect on him, both creatively and psychologically. With his unique heritage and experience, his story will be one of the most talked-about music autobiographies of the decade.

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Wishing it was narrated by Tricky aside (hence rating of 3*), I don’t know why I chose this as my 2nd Audible book. In the same way I was drawn to Tricky’s music and the hardback copy I own. It’s an excellent read for anyone, not just those who love his/any music. It’s a raw story of struggle, truth, innocence, naivety. For me it is about survival. Whoever guided my ear here I thank them. For whilst my life is happier and I cope better, I am still engulfed by darkness that threatens to pull me under. Every time Tricky says ‘whatever’ & pushes on, I say the same. The tragic ending of this book reminds me of the pain I almost visited on my family & I cry because I am so happy to be here and I feel so guilty that I couldn’t find another way out. Tricky’s book is testament that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. There is a reason why we only had the briefest of non verbal encounters in The Dugout many decades ago and we are both still here. I will share this book amongst my friends (most of whom won’t know/like) his music because sometimes you need to hear it from a stranger and not someone close to you. 🌹X

HELL IS ROUND THE CORNER

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I enjoyed this Audible book. Ive been a Tricky fan from his Massive attack days so i was really excited to listen to his musical journey. Does he speak about his music? No he doesn't!!....which is disappointing really because thats the Tricky that i know.....he is the songs i love. I suppose you could say, liked the songs before i liked Tricky (if you know what i mean?) So for him to just skirt over an album was really frustrating. He brushed over his Massive Attack days as if he was only with them a week.
The story, is as you would expect, colourful full of ups and downs. The council estate lad done good, rags to riches etc so to that end the story is very good. He does talk about his approach to song writing etc which is very interesting. I already knew that Tricky had a dark side to his persona so i wasn't surprised to find that coming out throughout the story and when you listen to his up bringing you understand why he has the outlook on things that he does.Although i did struggle with the constant "i really don't care about anything but i influenced this" and "i wasn't bothered if anybody listened to my music but why didn't i win that award". I got the feeling that he felt he had a persona to live up to, to paint a certain picture of himself but then juxtapose it with a contrasting point of view. An example of this would be he would continually talk about how he never wanted people to come to his dressing room after his gigs, he wanted to be alone but when, say for instance, David Bowie wanted to come to his dressing room he would complain about the person, how they acted, what they said or didn't say!!!! If you don't want ANYBODY there then why complain about what you expected from them???......it just didn't all add up sometimes but its a great, very entertaining listen.
Its narrated in a west country accent, first person style (Tricky is from Bristol if you didn't know?), and the narration does take some time to get used to. What i did love about the narration is that all the characters in Trickys story have there own separate narrater, from sister to manager to school friends, which gives the story extra depth, which i loved.

All in all very entertaining

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Amazingly raw, but encapsulating, wasn't expecting that on so many levels!! I wondered where he went and why!! Bravo!!!

What a listen!

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An honest insight in to a tricky mind.
Wouldve been best read by the man himself...the storyteller lacked depth with his over enthused exclaimings !! It needed to be told in darker hues...textured with genuine depth of experience. I oscillated between liking him.and wanting him to do one...the shouty mouth little prick .( Pacifist my arse). But Legend all the same. inspired to listen to his sonic journey now. see if he is as good as he proclaims himself to be or are they just the last rantings of an indulged delusional ex been. lets see....the mind is a Tricky place to Be.

Know All Best Boy

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really interesting story bit spoiled by some dodgy side narrations but enjoyed it nevertheless

loved it !!

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