Evening Author Talk: Craig Robertson with Nick Bollinger

Join Unity Books and Auckland University Press in celebrating the release of Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly, a biography by Craig Robertson.

Craig will be yarning with fellow musician, writer, and muso-enthusiast Nick Bollinger.

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Who is this epileptic, opinionated, shorts-and-jandals-wearing, endlessly creative musician and artist from New Zealand? This is his story - from a childhood in 'flat, rectangular and boring' Invercargill to years of creative experimentation in Dunedin to family life in Auckland; from The Enemy's first gig at Dunedin's Beneficiaries Hall to Toy Love's tour of Australia and on to Tall Dwarfs' escapades around the globe; from tape loops and crashing cutlery recorded on a TEAC 4-track to the biting satire of Jesus on a Stick comics and Listener opinion pieces; and from home-recorded LPs delivered by hand to the ubiquitous voice on ads for Vogels and Heineken. Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly tells the story of one extraordinarily creative man's journey from the obscurity of punk rock to the heart of New Zealand culture.

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Strap in, this'll sure be a wild ride! See you at the signing table.