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'Unflinching . . . written with linguistic gusto'
ObserverChaos, debauchery and misguided adventures is what punctuated Baxter Dury's turbulent childhood. Abandoned by his punk rock star dad Ian Dury in the late 80s, Baxter was left in the hands of the Sulphate Strangler: a volatile, six-foot-seven drug dealer who lived up to his name. What could possibly go wrong?
In a period that we can now only imagine, a young Baxter ricocheted from one adventure to another, narrowly swerving one disaster only immediately to collide with another. At times, his situation was perilous in the extreme. CHAISE LONGUE is an intimate account of those escapades, evocatively illuminating a bohemian west London populated with feverishly grubby characters. Narrated in Dury's candid tone, both sad and funny, this moving story will leave an indelible imprint on its readers.
'A fascinating and thought-provoking read'
Louder Than War'Enthralling and moving. It is funny and sad in equal measure' Quiet Days
About the author
The soya latte poet laureate of London's Ladbroke Grove, Baxter Dury has spent the last 15 years uniquely chronicling the inner workings of his (and everyone's) human condition over six critically acclaimed albums. His latest, The Night Chancers, was released in March 2020.
Summary
'Maybe I tried over the years to feel sorry about some of the craziness that was bestowed upon my life as a child, but I feel differently about that now...'
Foreword
'Maybe I tried over the years to feel sorry about some of the craziness that was bestowed upon my life as a child, but I feel differently about that now...'
Additional text
'Not unlike Ian Dury's nuanced musical portrait of his own father, "My Old Man", Chaise Longue fathoms Baxter Dury's complicated upbringing in the company of his dad and minder Pete Rush, a "six-foot-seven malodorous giant" better known as the Sulphate Strangler. "There was no school, there were no rules about drinking, there was no dinner," Baxter writes. No boots, no clean panties'
