"&;Before we recorded Infernal Love, I didn&;t know if I was coming or going. I developed quite a healthy drug habit and was drinking a bottle of Absolut vodka every day. I thought that if I gave up drinking, I&;d spend the next two weeks lying in bed and feeling sick. I decided to keep going and see if inspiration would hit &;&; Andy Cairns, Therapy?
So Much For The 30-Year Plan is the first ever book to detail the life of Therapy , one of rock&;s boldest and most idiosyncratic acts. Written with the full co-operation of the band&;s current members&;frontman Andy Cairns, bassist Michael McKeegan, and drummer Neil Cooper&;this official biography explores the dizzying highs and crushing lows they have experienced while navigating a three-decade-long career.
Featuring extensive interviews with the band and key figures from throughout their career, So Much For The 30-Year Plan offers insights into the band&;s origins in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the backlash they received from the underground scene after signing to a major label, the birth of their million-selling 1994 album Troublegum, the full story behind their split with founding member Fyfe Ewing, and much more. Published to coincide with the band&;s thirtieth anniversary tour, this is essential reading for all Therapy? fans&;and for anyone with an interest in the alternative music of the era."
Born in 1976 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Simon Young has been a music journalist for over twenty years. His fanzine, Hit A Guy With Glasses, enjoyed a one-issue run before he secured a job at Kerrang! in 1999. His writing has also appeared in Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, and Planet Rock. So Much For The 30 Year Plan is his first book.
