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'A memoir of music, madness and love from the author of the cult classic Pig City.
'For Andrew Stafford, music was a way up and a way out. There was just one little problem- he couldn't play. Because those who can do and those who can't review, he carved out a niche writing about it instead.
'This is the story of a self-confessed wannabe's life- of growing up in public, of family, of falling in and out of love, and music, sweet music, everywhere.
'Written with enormous heart and a thumping rhythm, Something To Believe In is an uncompromising, inspiring book for anyone whose life has been saved by rock & roll.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my parents, who always let me do what I wanted to do, and be who I wanted to be.
Yeah.
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Works about this Work
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Memoir Charts Rocky Detours
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 July 2019; (p. 23)
— Review of Something to Believe In 2019 single work autobiography'To paraphrase a quote from George Bernard Shaw’s Man And Superman, those who can, do — those who can’t, write about it. While it’s true most rock journalists are frustrated musicians, few write about the art form more eloquently than Brisbane-based author and freelancer Andrew Stafford. Even fewer do so with such naked honesty.'(Introduction)
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Music Writer Andrew Stafford Shares Favourite Rock 'n' Roll Reads Ahead of Brisbane Writers Festival
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2019;'As a teen in late-80s Brisbane, Andrew Stafford discovered punk and it changed his life.'
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Memoir Charts Rocky Detours
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 July 2019; (p. 23)
— Review of Something to Believe In 2019 single work autobiography'To paraphrase a quote from George Bernard Shaw’s Man And Superman, those who can, do — those who can’t, write about it. While it’s true most rock journalists are frustrated musicians, few write about the art form more eloquently than Brisbane-based author and freelancer Andrew Stafford. Even fewer do so with such naked honesty.'(Introduction)
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Music Writer Andrew Stafford Shares Favourite Rock 'n' Roll Reads Ahead of Brisbane Writers Festival
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2019;'As a teen in late-80s Brisbane, Andrew Stafford discovered punk and it changed his life.'
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