Hallelujah!: The Extraordinary Story of Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays

By John Warburton and Shaun Ryder

The Mondays were the band who had it all. Credited with a range of achievements from creating Madchester and introducing indie kids to dance music to bringing ecstasy to Britain they were the rock 'n' roll story that beggared belief. In Shaun they had an inspired gutter poet; in his sidekick Bez they had a cultural icon.

Hallelujah is the story of how this hapless group of ruffians thieves thugs and dealers prompted by boredom drugs and a visit from the taxman got their act back together after six long years and played a sell-out world tour. Along the way a man was set on fire an orgy was staged someone nearly drowned and every single band member got lost in Europe. There were guns writs jellyfish fights copious amounts of class As - and a skull on a stick.

Former Daily Sport journalist John Warburton Shaun's friend and confident went along for the ride. He includes contributions from others who've witnessed the madness first hand including Jo Whiley Chris Moyles Steve Lamacq and Fatboy Slim.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753507811
• ISBN13: 9780753507810
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.0"