A deeply moving and engaging memoir by Laurence Lol Tolhurst, cofounder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure As two of the first punks in a provincial English town, Lol Tolhurst and Robert Smith didn\'t have it easy.
Intensely lyrical and evocative, gripping and unforgettable, this is the definitive story of a singular band whose legacy endures many decades hence, told from the point of view of a participant and eyewitness who was there when it happened--and even before it all began..
Tolhurst was nursing a growing alcoholism that would destroy his place in The Cure and nearly end his life.
But there was also a dark side to The Cure\'s intense and bewildering success.
They began playing together in pubs and soon developed their own unique style and approach to songwriting, resulting in timeless songs that sparked a deep sense of identification and empathy in listeners and spawning a new subculture dubbed Goth by the press.
Outsiders from the start, theirs was a friendship based initially on proximity and a shared love of music.
A deeply moving and engaging memoir by Laurence Lol Tolhurst, cofounder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure As two of the first punks in a provincial English town, Lol Tolhurst and Robert Smith didn\'t have it easy
