{"product_id":"my-crazy-world-the-autobiography-1","title":"My Crazy World","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e 'He holds nothing back and gives everything' Bono\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Christy Dignam, lead singer of Aslan and one of Ireland’s greatest rock stars, reveals all in this extraordinary tale of excess and devotion to his music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Growing up in \u003cb\u003eFinglas, Dublin\u003c\/b\u003e, there was only one thing \u003cb\u003eChristy Dignam\u003c\/b\u003e ever wanted to do – and that was sing. By the early 1980s, he had formed the band \u003cb\u003eAslan\u003c\/b\u003e, part of a new wave of acts coming out of \u003cb\u003eIreland\u003c\/b\u003e. Repeatedly chewed up and spat out in the feeding frenzy to sign 'the next \u003cb\u003eU2\u003c\/b\u003e', they stuck to their principles. developed a loyal following, and their first album \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeel No Shame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e went to No 1 in their home country, showcased by the song ‘\u003cb\u003eThis Is\u003c\/b\u003e’, which Christy proudly acknowledges has become 'part of Ireland's DNA'.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But just as America seemed ready to fall for Aslan, Dignam was battling with \u003cb\u003eheroin addiction\u003c\/b\u003e, perhaps caused by having been \u003cb\u003esexually abused\u003c\/b\u003e as a child, and so he was kicked out of the band. In 1993, after five years in the wilderness, he rejoined Aslan, leading the outfit to a triumphant second coming, despite struggling with further drug problems and serious illness. In this \u003cb\u003ecompelling memoir\u003c\/b\u003e, Dignam looks back over his long career, vividly bringing to life the good times and the bad, but always remembering that at the heart of it all are his songs and his family.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32156040396883,"sku":"9781471184338","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781471184338_44b16e01-4f86-4698-ac3b-c33bab40795b.jpg?v=1778644840","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/my-crazy-world-the-autobiography-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}