As Del Amitri’s frontman, Justin Currie steered a band that slipped between categories: too sharp to be lumped in with soft rock, too direct to be claimed by the indie underground. From the wry social commentary of Nothing Ever Happens to the breezy pop of Roll to Me, their songs remain lodged in the public imagination, even as the group resisted easy definition.

With the release of his memoir The Tremolo Diaries, Justin offers a frank portrait of life on the road, of ageing within an industry that rarely looks back, and of coming to terms with Parkinson’s disease – a condition he writes about with candour, humour and occasional exasperation. Far from the mythology of rock’n’roll excess, the book and this discussion captures the monotony, absurdity and quiet resilience of touring life, told through the perspective of a musician whose sharpness as a lyricist translates onto the page.

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The Tremolo Diaries: Life on the Road and Other Diseases

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