Really chuffed to see that Budgie’s memoir The Absence, which I helped write, is Rough Trade’s Book Of The Year. It was a joy to work on this & encounter Budgie’s tender fearlessness in writing about subjects most male musicians don’t go near. A lovely man.
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Rough Trade's favourite books of 2025 featuring Budgie, Evan Dando, Debsey Wykes, Sofia Coppola, Ozzy Ozbourne, Dennis Morris and more.
