The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs and lows of navigating the madness of the '90s music industry.
Miki Eleonora Berenyi is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the alternative-rock band Lush. She is currently a member of Piroshka, who released their second album in July 2021.
'So relatable, so poignant, so emotionally intense, it's an
irresistible rush of a book.'
*Rolling Stone*
'A great memoir requires an extraordinary life story and the
ability to write it. Miki has been blessed with both. Compelling.
Funny. Vivid. 4/5'
*Mojo*
'This is quite the revelation ... infinitely superior to the
average rock autobiography ... the most candid, full-disclosure
demystification of the indie scene you'll ever read. This is
special, a superbly written book about a vanished world and so much
more. 5/5'
*Record Collector*
'A beautifully written memoir.'
*Stylist*
'A remarkable, revelatory memoir.'
*Will Hodgkinson, The Times*
'Fiercely honest and emotionally acute ... Fingers Crossed breaks
the mould of music memoir ... Berenyi's writing is characterised by
arch humour and a delight in the absurd.'
*Fiona Sturgess, The Guardian*
'Fingers Crossed provides a salutary corrective to a much
mythologised musical era; it's often extremely funny. But it's also
a nuanced portrait of personal survival.'
*Kitty Empire, The Observer*
'Intelligent and searingly candid.'
*Grazia*
'Miki writes beautifully with soul and humour. A brilliant,
engaging read. 8/10'
*Classic Rock*
'I felt like I was on the rollercoaster with Miki, from making
mixtapes with her school friends to the wild dream of making it as
a pop star. It's a gripping and delightful read even as, without an
ounce of self-pity the bright energy of Miki's star is always
tailed by darkness - the neglect and worse of an abusive childhood
and the misogyny and exploitation that hangs like a pall over the
Britpop years. A thrilling, moving and essential book for anyone
who grew up in love with pop music.'
*Samira Ahmed*
'Extremely colourful and dramatic.'
*Mark Ellen*
'Brave and forthright. It instils in you the thing most necessary
from a musician's memoir: the urgent need to play the records
again.'
*John Niven*
'This is extraordinarily good. A memoir that reads like a novel,
full of vivid characters, wild highs and lows and brutal honesty.
And it's the single best thing I've read on the sexism and toxicity
at the heart of Britpop.'
*Matt Osman, Suede*
'A tumultuous childhood and chaotic coming of age propel Miki in to
the famously stable world of rock and roll. Beautifully and
movingly written, this is a hugely entertaining read.'
*Shaun Keaveny*
'Miki tells it like it was, warts and all. Most of it's warts
actually.'
*Steve Rippon, Lush*
'A powerful, emotional journey intensely well told. All other
autobiographies should be judged against it.'
*Louder than War*
'Honest and brilliantly written.'
*We Are Cult*
'Few autobiographies depict the highs and lows with quite the
merciless clarity as Fingers Crossed.'
*The Monocle*
'A great life story combined with excellent recall and refreshingly
honest writing is a bonus when it comes to any memoir, but the
superb Fingers Crossed achieves brownie points by delivering
details with real dexterity.'
*Irish Times*
'A really incredible book.'
*Skin, Skunk Anansie*
'*****'
*The Sun*
'By far the best music memoir of 2022. An utterly riveting peek
into an extraordinary early life.'
*i-Paper*
'You will laugh, you will cry, you might never, ever form a
band.'
*Virgin Radio*
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