{"product_id":"the-best-years-of-our-lives-by-richard-clapton-9781760290320","title":"The Best Years of Our Lives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the party that never ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he was 16, he inveigled his way into a Sydney hotel to hang out with the Rolling Stones. From that day on, Richard Clapton knew he was going to be a rock star. It's now almost 50 years since that fateful day—years filled with a lifetime of incredible experiences, outrageous good times, and a catalogue of iconic and timeless songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the glory years of rock 'n' roll, in cities as varied as London, Berlin, Sydney, Los Angeles, and Paris, Richard forged his own career and built up a significant body of work while living, loving, and partying with the biggest names in the Australian and international music world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy his own frank admission, these were years fuelled by prodigious quantities of alcohol and drugs, set against a backdrop of constant recording and touring, of endless partying and wild times. It was to be a rollercoaster ride of euphoric highs and deep, shattering lows. For 40 years, Richard Clapton has been, above all else, a songwriter—a wry observer of human behaviour and an astute commentator on the Australian condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis best songs—'Deep Water', \u003ci\u003eThe Best Years of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, 'Goodbye Tiger', 'Glory Road', 'Lucky Country', 'Girls on the Avenue', 'Trust Somebody', and 'Capricorn Dancer'—capture the essence of this country and the meaning of our lives like few others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary memoir, Richard employs his songwriter's keen powers of observation, portraiture, and storytelling to tell the best story of all: the remarkable one of his own life. Outrageous, funny, insightful, and poignant, this is the rock memoir to beat them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of 40 years of fabulous music and iconic songs, welcome to \u003ci\u003eThe Best Years of Our Lives.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845988798700,"sku":"9781760290320","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760290320.jpg?v=1758902127","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-best-years-of-our-lives-by-richard-clapton-9781760290320","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}