Fingers Crossed How Music Saved Me From Success Miki Berenyi by Miki Berenyi 9781788705561, 9781788705554, 9781788705318, 1788705564, 1788705556, 1788705319 instant download after payment.

The route out of this hole was music - a passion shared by schoolmate Emma Anderson. The teenagers began attending gigs together & would eventually go on to form Lush. Peppered with anecdotes involving a cast of hundreds (including Blur, Sean Connery, Tracey Emin, Pearl Jam & the Red Hot Chili Peppers), this uncompromising autobiography documents Lush's thrilling rise, dispiriting fall & subsequent bounceback, reliving the tours, recording sessions & problematic managers they experienced along the way.

But at the heart of the book are Miki's own battles: the conflict between her mouthy public persona & her thin-skinned private identity; the trials of being a woman in an infuriatingly male world; the struggle to find a middle ground between safe indie obscurity & sellout international success. The memoir also explores Miki's complex relationship with Emma - one that has fluctuated between camaraderie & rivalry over the years - & addresses the most devastating tragedy of all: the suicide of her soulmate, Lush drummer Chris Acland. Told through frank confession, wry humour & emotional honesty, this is the incredible tale of a trailblazing woman & a seminal band.