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Synopsis

Okay are a Canadian indie/rock band who sound a little like the Velvet Underground on quarter-speed. This is their story. Narrated by the drummer, Clap, it follows twenty years of life on and off the road with the band: the gigs and groupies, the tunes and tours, the fall outs and fuck ups, the overdoses and the sweet, sweet soul-damage of it all.

For anyone who's ever wondered what it's like to be in a rock band, I Play the Drums in a Band Called Okay is a dream of a book that delivers everthing it promises - but it's more than that too, and behind the glitz of celebrity shimmers a mature and nuanced novel about pains and joys as fundamental as those of loving and losing, growing up and moving on . . .

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Critic Review:

'A fast-paced riff of a story about love, friendship, celebrity and fandom'
Time Out

'Litt rocks'
Sunday Times

'Bitterly funny . . . a poignant perspective on the corruption of success'
Scotsman

'Profound and moving'
Sunday Herald

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