Stephen Clarke 1980

"His knowledge seems unending. Plenty of great stories. Many laugh out loud, and a few truly sad, moments. I couldn't put it down." - Lou Lou Whalley / As Nina Kraviz and Aphex Twin generate sounds that mirror a politically bipolar World, Bill Drummond draws up a plan for a poll on an Irish border crossing. The times they are a-changin' and Stephen Clarke 1980 has more insomnia than Faithless. No Rest For The Listener explores the actions of artists and DJ's in the past and present in order to create a series of links that point towards a possible, brighter, future. With stories about George Best, Brian Eno and J Dilla, interspersed with tales of bombings, kidnapping and murder in Belfast, it's, perhaps, not surprising that Stephen can't sleep. If you'd like to know more about The K Foundation sailing off into the sunset on a raft, how Laurent Garnier once reacted to the rise of right wing politics, or what dance the poet Hollie McNish has mastered, this book is for you. / "There's enough wit and wisdom within these pages to fill a small mobile library." - Andy Gell

"This fantastic book is a truthful, witty and invaluable guide to living " - Scaramanga Silk / This is my second book. It's a guide to real life. It's about meeting Nina Kraviz. It's about visiting Bill Drummond's Curfew Tower.It's about style and taste.It's also about war.It's about sex and drugs.It's about dreams and reality.It's about love and marriage.It's also about divorce.It's about fame and clubbing.It's about money and religion.It's about violence and theft.It's also about friends.It's about work and unemployment.It's about travel and anxiety.It's about art and politics.It's also about persistence.It's about not stopping until your body does. / "His writing is beautifully honest and insightful." - Budgie

"I enjoyed reading this book on the train, especially the Belfast bits.".- Bill Drummond (The KLF). / "Know your history. Stephen Clarke 1980 wrote a book that discusses The KLF amongst many other things. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." - Tommie Sunshine. / This is my first book. It's about my first kiss - which made me smile and made a girl vomit. It's about being a teenage runaway. It's about settling down. It's also about Techno music, suicidal thoughts, eating fried chicken and having sex. It's about living through The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It's about making a scene in Edinburgh. It's about standing in the spotlight and raising my hands as a crowd roared. It's also about hiding behind curtains. It's about living on a country estate in Scotland and eating Dougie MacLean's honey. It's also about getting divorced. It's about chronic pain and throwing up blood all night. It's about 37 years worth of memories. It's also about my favourite band, The KLF, and how my life has intertwined with Bill Drummond's on several occasions. / "It struck so many chords in me. It really got my brain working and it triggered a flood of memories." - Gjermund Skogstad