Stay Alive - The Life & Death Of Stuart Adamson with Richard Jobson

Author Scott Rowley & Richard Jobson (The Skids) in conversation with Keith Cameron.

Rock & Roll Book Club is delighted to host a very special event to mark the publication of Stay Alive: The Life of& Death of Stuart Adamson. We will be joined by The Skids frontman Richard Jobson, & author Scott Rowley - in conversation with journalist Keith Cameron.

A brilliantly told – and long overdue – account of the incredible life and sad decline of
Stuart Adamson’ John Niven, author & screenwriter

This is the story of Stuart Adamson, founder of not one but two seminal Scottish post-punk bands, The Skids and Big Country. But it’s about more than music. Stay Alive is about alcoholism, abuse, family, fame, addiction, depression and working-class pride. And along the way there are stories of drug busts, debauchery, flag burning, fistfights, prison escapes and riots, with a revolving cast of characters from The Clash to the Rolling Stones.

For the first time, both of Stuart Adamson’s wives, children and bandmates tell their side of the story: unflinching, often funny and brutally honest. The book has been written with their full co-operation allowing access to private material – both written and photographic.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions & a book signing will take place after the talk.