A new book by Paul Charles lifts the lid on the rock n’ roll lifestyle
Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of how a music-mad youngster from Magherafelt in Co. Derry got caught up in the allure of rock ’n’ roll, took to London in the heady days of the 1960s music revolution and went on to become one of the most influential music figures ever to come out of Ireland.
Paul Charles has lived the life, loved the music, dreamt the dreams, and been manager and confidante to some of the world’s biggest – and most artistically credible – artists and songwriters. In Adventures in Wonderland, he writes about his encounters with The Beatles, The Kinks, Robert Plant, Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, The Police, U2, The Waterboys, Shakespeare’s Sister – and dozens more legendary artists, and his 30-year involvement in the Glastonbury Festival. But at the heart of the wonderful trip described in Adventures in Wonderland is an overpowering love – and a deep understanding – of music and how it excites, obsesses and heals us. And sometimes drives us completely wild, doing and experiencing things we had never, ever imagined.
