{"product_id":"billy-childish-to-ease-my-troubled-mind-autographed-and-sealed-uk-book-9781399624374-896201","title":"Billy Childish To Ease My Troubled Mind - Autographed \u0026 Sealed 2024 UK Book","description":"BILLY CHILDISH To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorised  Unauthorised History of Billy Childish (2024 UK limited edition hard  back book. The story of Billy Childish, the most famous artist you  have never heard of, by legendary music journalist Ted Kessler. Bound  in lime green linen-covered boards with foiled titles designed by Billy  Childish, includes a 4-track 7\" vinyl EP  and an original one colour  woodcut print, signed by Ted Kessler \u0026amp; Billy Childish. Housed in a  custom kraft paper covered solander box with four-colour inside  printing designed by Billy Childish, with black titles and 'Ltd Edition' on  the front, still sealed from new!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-stretch: 100%; color: #999; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eTRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1977, 17-year-old Steven Hamper was a stonemason in the dockyards of Chatham, Kent. His heart, however, beat in sync with the punk rock tremors of the era, seduced by its celebration of amateurism. So, in a gesture of revolutionary defiance, he took a 3lb club hammer and smashed his hand, vowing to never work again. In doing so, Steven Hamper metamorphosed into Billy Childish, a true renaissance man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildish has since remained steadfastly true to punk's DIY cred, becoming one of the most recognisable and authentic voices in whichever artistic endeavour he undertakes. He has released over one hundred and fifty albums of raw rock and roll, punk, blues and folk, written many volumes of searing poetry as well as several autobiographical novels. But what he is perhaps best known for in recent years is his painting, for which he is now critically, commercially and internationally fêted. He hasn't changed course in any of his disciplines, though. The world just caught up with the sheer volume of his brutally honest work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Ease My Troubled Mind is a mosaic portrait collated over a year of interviews with Childish, as well as with close family, ex-girlfriends, band members past and present, friends, foes, collaborators, even his therapist. It is an unflinching, yet frequently spiritual and funny portrait of an artist whose obstacle-strewn upbringing formed the backbone of his work: raised in a broken home and abused as a child, Childish was an undiagnosed dyslexic in remedial class at school who is nevertheless now Britain's most prolific and uncompromising creative force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/billy-childish\" title=\"Click to see complete listing of Billy Childish\"\u003eBilly Childish\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for complete listing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/search-results-page?q=Billy+Childish+To+Ease+My+Troubled+Mind\" title=\"Click to see more products with the title To Ease My Troubled Mind\"\u003e To Ease My Troubled Mind\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more of the same title)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Year of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e - book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Label\u003c\/strong\u003e - White Rabbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/search-results-page?q=9781399624374\" title=\"Click to see more products with the catalogue number 9781399624374\"\u003e9781399624374\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/uk-imports\" title=\"Click to see more items from United Kingdom (UK)\"\u003eUnited Kingdom (UK)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional info\u003c\/strong\u003e - Deleted, Sealed, Picture Sleeve, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/autographs\" title=\"Click to see more autographed items\"\u003eAutographed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/search-results-page?q=9781399624374\" title=\"Click to see more items with the barcode 9781399624374\"\u003e9781399624374\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Factory sealed from new. 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