Singin' Your Subway Blues - by Nick Turner (Paperback)

About the Book

In this memoir, musician Nick Turner takes us on an unforgettable road trip as he hitches and busks his way from London to Paris, New York to San Diego and back again. It's a story about coming-of-age and finding your place in the world.

Book Synopsis

Nick Turner: son, father, musician, songwriter, lover, scientist, sailor. An Englishman, an Aussie, a genuine guitar-carrying, hitchhiking troubadour.

In this memoir, Nick takes us on an unforgettable road trip. Starting in his hometown of Nottingham in Thatcher's Britain, he hitches his way from London to Paris, New York to San Diego and back again, busking a thousand street corners and subways.

Along the way you'll meet the strange and wonderful characters that shaped this epic journey. They may seem larger than life, but - along with the highs and the heartbreaks, the booze and the drugs and of course the music - this trip is all real. It's a story about coming-of-age and finding your place, geographically and spiritually. So stick out your thumb, climb aboard and enjoy the ride!

Review Quotes

Armed with only a guitar and a backpack full of youthful optimism, likeable rogue Nick Turner takes us on a lyrical journey alongside a gallery of artists, musicians and misfits, painting a thrilling picture of what it's really like to throw caution to the wind!

BOB GORDON

Rolling Stone, The Guardian, X-Press Magazine