In December 1994, Dublin's own Boyzone made their first real impact in the UK when the readers of "Smash Hits" voted them Best New Act of the year. Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Steven Gately, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy went on to become one of the biggest pop acts this country has ever seen, selling millions of CDs and performing in the biggest venues in the process. They were known for their "squeaky clean" image: five smiling, ever accessible and friendly creations of the record company marketing department and the dreams and visions of their dominating manager, Louis Walsh. The very model of the perfect pop vehicle for "Smash Hits" magazine and Saturday morning pre-teen pop shows like CD UK, and the polar opposite of their wild and druggy rock 'n' roll rivals from Manchester, the Gallagher brothers. But this image is about to change. In this revealing and unexpected pop star autobiography Boyzone founder Shane Lynch describes in detail how the wholesome image of the group was a myth and his lifestyle was every bit as riotous as that of Robbie Williams, Liam Gallagher and the other wild men of the rock scene.
As well as being a backstage pass to the real life in the band, Shane's outspoken and often damning revelations about Boyzone and his former best friend Ronan Keating take the lid off the modern pop scene.
- ISBN10 1852279095
- ISBN13 9781852279097
- Publish Date 1 January 2099
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 8 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Virgin Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English