Dark Luminosity: Memoirs of a Geezer, the expanded edition

Written in his own unmistakable voice and with a new afterword by the author, this is the frank and fascinating memoir by arguably the greatest bass player of his generation. Beginning with an East End childhood in a London barely recovered from the War, John Wardle takes us on a journey through the beginnings of punk and post-punk as a founding member of Public Image Limited, an illustrious forty-year solo career which has seen collaborations with musical greats such as U2, Brian Eno, and CAN.

Wardle's memoir also covers his Mercury Music Prize nomination and his present-day success, still playing to sell-out audiences. Along the way, readers hear how Wardle navigated chronic alcoholism and marital breakdown, emerging as a national treasure in the process. For those curious about how he got his name, the answer is revealed here: his teenage pal Sid Vicious gave it to him when he drunkenly slurred Wardle's real name.