Danny Baker is one of the most recongnisable voices on British radio. Working as a writer, presenter and broadcaster he has seen, as an insider, much of what has come to pass in British popular culture both in music and TV for over 30 years. Now, Danny tells his own story. Born in 1957 to a boisterous working-class family in Deptford and leaving comprehensive school at fourteen, he traded a rich, if hard-edged upbringing for an almost immediate, if accidental, life in London's (very) fast lane.

In Going to Sea in a Sieve, the first volume of his memoirs, Danny explosively and honestly recalls the extraordinary roots of his long career. From the lie of being David Essex's brother and the myth that he killed Bob Marley, to real-life dealings with Marc Bolan, The Clash, John Lennon, Elton John, and, most famously, Michael Jackson. Danny Baker's autobiography is a wild and wildly funny take on the collision between an incident-packed British childhood and a rock-and-roll youth. By the time his life in TV comes along, The Deptford boy had well and truly been around the block.

'I think these years,' he says,'are why I never bought a big red car in my 40s or have never envied a single soul.'

Some people knuckle down and plan their life's voyage. Just a few will recklessly go to sea in a sieve....
Dimensions:25 x 6096
Author: Danny Baker
ISBN: 9780297863403
Format: Hardcover, Dust Jacket
Pages 266