about the author

Matt Fielder is a prolific writer who has already published a poetry book entitled A Life in a Calendar Year and previously had work showcased as a food critic, columnist and journalist for The Richmond and Twickenham Times, as well as just about every other local newspaper and magazine in Surrey. He is also a renowned Compere and ‘MC’ of many events, both large and small, up and down the country, as well as an accomplished kids and adult party DJ. He is, however, perhaps best known for being a rock singer and fronting many bands over the years. He has recently released an EP Halfway to Hell; a single – A Christmas Held to Ransom and an album Back to the Boozer with his current band, Ransom. He has been married for over 30 years to his wife, Alicia, and they have two children – Ryan (19) and Zosia (14) – and they live in Fetcham, Surrey.

about the book

This is the true story of one aspiring band’s out-of-control, flat spin and predictable nosedive into rock ‘n’ roll obscurity. It’s a torrid, tragic yet hilarious tale that will surely strike a chord with many a band out there. Because these guys weren’t going to go down quietly, they would go kicking and screaming with a defiant, united swagger, and a firmly-raised middle finger directed at the tide of indifference, musical and cultural, of the prejudices of their times.Share their journey as all their hopes, dreams and ambitions crash and burn, then apparently sink without trace, buried for all eternity... until now. For just like a fully preserved fossil, uncovered after nigh on a quarter of a century, their real story can at last now be retold in all its salacious detail. The filth and the fury, the divisions and the dirt, exposed and relayed just as ye gods of rock would have decreed. It’s a very personal, honest, warts an’ all account drawn from the diary entries of the band’s frontman and lead vocalist, Matt Fielder.Through all the ups and downs, tears, beers and occasional cheers of life in an outmoded, but still gigging heavy rock band in the 1990s. From its humble beginnings to its ill-fated ‘Storm over London’ tour and inevitable demise, It’s raw, it’s raucous, it’s rock ‘n’ fucking roll… and you know you are going to love It!

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Poems

Strap Yourself In....

( First Verse)Riding through these city streetsInto the great unknownNo-one seems to give-a damnGot to do it all on your ownDivisive forces all aroundTearing you apartV8 engine's fully revvedMy heart ........

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Poetry…It is what it is…

Sometimes in life you just reach a point Where the sum of two parts won’t have a joint You’ve given it more than many could ask Like a fine mature wine that’s left in its cask You’ve thrown ........

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