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Detours

By: Tim Rogers
Narrated by: Tim Rogers
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A charming, honest, funny, sad, tender and beautiful literary memoir, from Tim Rogers of You Am I. Think Patti Smith meet Dylan Thomas, by way of Banjo Paterson.

"Rogers is a beautiful writer, both literate and lyrical ... Detours makes most rock memoirs look like How to Hypnotise Chooks. A heartbreaking work of staggering honesty." West Australian

"Of all the utterances delivered to me by strangers, my least favourite after 'We can no longer legally serve you' would have to be, 'Well, that isn't very rock'n'roll.'"

Tim Rogers of You Am I has always been a complicated man: a hard-drinking musician with the soul of a poet; a flamboyant flâneur; a raconteur, a romantic and a raffish ne'er-do-well. In this offbeat, endearing memoir, Tim walks us through years jam-packed with love, shame, joy, enthusiasms, regrets, fights, family—and music, always music.

A work of real grace and tenderness, Detours is often impossibly sad and beautiful—but also full of wit, wordplay and punching jolts of larrikin energy to make you laugh out loud.

"A beautiful writer, Tim Rogers takes you where you want to go." Robert Forster

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Critic Reviews

"Rogers is a beautiful memoirist...[Detours is] an authentic, beautiful, unusual - and yes, brave - book that stands up on its own as a strong work of literature." (The Guardian)
"The good news is that our Tim can write. Every sentence trails a floaty scarf. A few of them have a floppy hat over one eye." (Don Walker)

"Artfully written and reflective...descriptive, insightful and anecdote-rich." (Herald Sun)
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I like you am I, but Tim's writing and narration is just phenomenal. read read read

wonderful.

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He reads this very well. It's a comedic, self effacing, honest look at the difficulties he has faced and an insight to his free spirit. He's an intriguing personality and we need more of those. Very entertaining and thought provoking.

Great listen

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As a long time Tim Rogers and You Am I found this was quite an eye opener for me especially in terms of his openness about his mental health and perceived personal flaws and relationship challenges. A really interesting listen.

interesting insights into the man behind the music

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I don’t know Tim Rogers and I may not particularly like Tim Rogers as a character, and damnit do I not respect him either. That being said, I must say that his book, apocryphal though some of it may be, is indeed quite interesting, well written, and full of pathos. So I recommend it to anyone. That being said, if any of it sounds to you like a good time or a bright idea, I’d urge you to instead pick up something by a Jocko Willink or a David Goggins type. Let us learn from the mistakes of others, not repeat them. Six out of five stars!

Balderdash and poppycock

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Poignant, lyrical, beautiful, and honest. This should be on everyone’s must read (or listen) memoir list

Like a chat with an old friend

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