James Kennedy is a Welsh musician, formerly the frontman and founder of rock band Kyshera, and now working as a solo artist… and author. Noise Damage, to be released on October 18th by Eye Books, is a refreshingly different addition to the crowded shelves of rock autobiographies. This is partly because James tells the familiar booze-fuelled-tour-antics story from a different perspective; he tells the story of the ninety-nine percent of bands that don’t make it. But Noise Damage also stands out because it is remarkably well-written, with humour, humility, and insight. James Kennedy grew up in rural Wales, and at the age of nine, he received an old acoustic guitar – a last-minute desperate birthday gift from his Dad. From that moment, despite a hearing impairment that left him with tinnitus ...
