Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts

Jools Holland has had a fascinating life. From playing on bomb sites as a boy in the East End, to skiving off school and then selling millions of records with Squeeze, the first 20 years of his life were eventful, chaotic, and colorful. Then came The Tube with Paula Yates, the seminal live music program that propelled him to fame. Over the following three decades, Jools succeeded in placing himself at the epicenter of a global community comprising just about anybody who is anybody in music. Through Later with Jools Holland, the longest-running music program on television, he has given British TV debuts to countless now world famous bands. Packed with hilarious anecdotes written in Holland's own inimitable style and laced with quirky insights and deliciously acute detail, this autobiography by one of Britain's most gifted and debonair musicians is not just for music fans, but for anyone who is looking for something several cuts above the conventional showbiz memoir.