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Having seen his radio career hit the skids following a booze-fuelled nervous breakdown and a spell in jail for harassing his ex-partner, an autobiography would be the perfect opportunity for DJ Andy Kershaw to perform a bit of PR on himself. This account does not go out of its way to endear us to him. With digs at everything from Rastafarianism and the smoking ban to musicians he doesn't care for. From his pioneering work as entertainments officer at Leeds University in the 1980s, to his introduction of many foreign artists to British ears, to his latter-day work as a foreign reporter, Kershaw has had a fascinating life.