Windswept & Interesting

Product Description

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend & national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept & interesting life.

Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, & a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds.

Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician
- a 'rambling man'
- with a genuine talent for playing the banjo. But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes & hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart.

As a young comedian Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless & outspoken
- willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his st&-up was full of warmth, humility & silliness too. His startling, hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance
- wearing leotards, scissor suits & banana boots
- only added to his appeal.

It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975
- & one outrageous story in particular
- that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame & award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect st&-up comedy kept coming too
- for over 50 years, in fact
- until a double diagnosis of cancer & Parkinson's Disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end. Since then he has continued making TV shows, creating extraordinary drawings... & writing.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781529318265
• Author: Billy Connolly
• Publisher: Two Roads
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 400
• Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.8 x 3.8 cm