by Shaun Ryder
car crashes 231–2, 245–6
childhood and growing up in Salford 2–6, 8–19
and drinking 14, 271–2, 274–5
drug habit and heroin/cocaine addiction 1, 30–1, 55–6, 58–60, 66, 68, 94–6, 97–8, 119, 142–3, 145, 153–5, 156, 182, 185–6, 216, 226–7, 228–9, 230–3, 238, 247, 253, 263, 274–5, 278, 279, 290, 295, 301, 315, 319, 320–1, 346
and E scene 100–3, 104–11, 112, 116, 119, 121–2, 127, 131
family background 2–3, 4, 6
fatherhood 215–16, 264, 318, 342
first marriage to Denise 52–4
going on dole story 267–8
gun pulled on in New York 96–7
hassle given at customs 203
heartburn suffered 319–20
importation charge 64, 276
jobs in early years 29, 32–3
learning difficulties and problems at school 1, 7–8, 21–2, 28–9
left-handed 7–8
living in Amsterdam for a few months 112–14
loses diamond ring and watch 171–2
loses virginity 31–2
and Manchester police 173
musical influences and tastes 19–20, 41
Naltrexone treatment 296–8
poisoning of pigeons incident 34–5, 36
post office job 33, 34–5, 36–7, 39–40, 44, 54–5
public image 35
‘pulling gun’ on Manchester Evening News reporter story 313–14
rehab and attempts to go cold turkey 156–7, 238–9, 245, 296–7, 315–16, 325–6, 343–4
relationship with brother 18, 84, 258, 305, 313, 343
relationship with father 49–50
rent boy story in News of the World 219–20
robbing in early years 23–6, 27, 30, 31, 54
second marriage to Joanne 335–6
sinus problems 2
splitting up with Denise 63
splitting up with Felicia 320
splitting up with Oriole 295
splitting up with Trish 246–7
sunburnt in Valencia 141–2
teeth 327–8
thyroid problem 320, 326
UFOs seen 33–4
weight 320, 325, 327
Saber, Danny 261–2, 264, 270, 274, 284, 288
St Mark’s Primary School 7–8
St Paul, Ian 114, 134
Salford Jets 42–3
Salford Reds 13
Salford Sioux 2–3
Sandhu, Kev 326–7
Saxe, Phil 62–3, 114, 115
Seaman, David 311
Sex Pistols 36, 75
‘Shake Your Moneymaker’ 266
Sheehan, Tom 94
Shelley, Pete 40
Sherlock, Jimmy (Jimmy Muffin) 178, 179, 186
Shotton, Phil 92 see also Bailey Brothers
Sidebottom, Frank 202
Sievey, Chris 202
Simply Red 71
Simpson, O. J. 269
Sinclair, Colin 78, 79
Sitges (Spain) 173–4
SJM 302
Skinny Vinny 113
Skye, Ione 256
Slattery, Martin 274
Small Faces, The 20
Smith, Alan 111
Smith, Mark 75, 298–9
Smith, Patti 81
Smiths, The 57, 72, 75
So It Goes 40
Solomon, Stacey 337
Specials, The 73
Spectrum 131, 133–4
Spinal Tap 184
Spinoza, Andy 61, 179
Squire, John 161
Squirrel and G-Man (album) 81–2, 84–92, 119
Stanley, Steven 243
Stansfield, Lisa 9
Stardust 20, 41
‘Step On’ 168, 169–71, 173, 174–5, 181, 193, 203, 210
Stereo MCs 217, 247
‘Stinkin Thinkin’ 238, 240
Stockholm Monsters, The 68
Stone Roses 51, 103, 160–1, 165, 262
‘Story, The’ 316
Strangeways Prison riot 181–2
Strictly Come Dancing 336
Strummer, Joe 288
Stuffed Olives (club) 110
Stupid Stupid Stupid (album) 200, 284, 293–5
‘Submarine’ 266
Suggs 277
Sumner, Bernard (Barney) 52, 57, 72, 73, 74, 81, 208
‘Sunshine and Love’ 240, 248
Sweeney, Mike 43
Sweet Sensation 74
Take That 166
Talking Heads 223, 224, 236
Tamla Motown 40
‘Tart Tart’ 85–6, 92–3
TFI Friday 277, 281–2
That’ll Be the Day 20, 41
‘Theme from Netto’ 241
Thief (film) 131
Thin Lizzy 307
‘This Feeling’ 70, 71
Thunderdome (Manchester) 151
Thurman, Uma 290
‘Tokoloshe Man’ 170–1
Too Nice Tom 202, 258, 294, 296, 297, 299
Top of the Pops 20, 51, 160–3, 166–7, 233–4, 273, 288, 290, 308
Trainspotting 263
‘Tramazi Parti’ 263
Tupac 291
‘24 Hour Party People’ 91–2, 93, 98–9
24 Hour Party People (film) 35, 316, 317
Uncle Dysfunctional (album) 326, 330
Velvet Underground 81
Vicious, Sid 162
Vox magazine 208
Wagstaff, Paul 166, 262, 274, 306
Warburton, John 300, 313
Warde, Pat 295
Wardley Community Centre (Swinton) 51
Watson, Russell 312
Weather Prophets, The 76–7
Weeds, The 72, 75, 78
Weymouth, Tina 223–4, 225–6, 227, 228, 230, 235, 236
‘WFL’ 157, 158, 193
Whelan, Gary (Gaz) 46, 48, 49, 51, 60, 77, 120, 143–4, 305, 323, 329
Williams, Danny 274
Wilson, Tony 39–40, 67, 68, 81, 115, 119, 130, 139, 162, 172–3, 187, 203, 235, 236, 248, 260, 330–32
Windsor, Barbara 207
Winterbottom, Michael 318
Wire, The 263
Wise, Alan 218
Wise, Dennis 311
Wishing Well (Swinton) 29–30, 51
Wood, Ronnie 270, 270–1
Word, The 254–5
Worthington, Stuart 323, 328, 332–3
‘Wrote For Luck’ 127, 130–2, 140–1, 149, 157
X-Factor 187–8
XXX: Thirty Years of Bellyaching 335
‘Yeah, Yeah, Brother’ 266
Yes Please! (album) 70, 93, 222–6, 237–8, 239, 240–1, 243–5
Young, Dave 91
About the Author
Sean Ryder was a founding member and lead singer of both the Happy Mondays and Black Grape. He is now a solo artist. He lives in Salford with his wife Joanne and their children.
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