I know, I know … How do you start by writing a book, then end up making a soundtrack album and accompanying music videos? Well, you know how you get an idea and think "that'll be fun, shouldn't take too long"? Then thirty-six hours later you find yourself up at 3am clutching a torch and a fishing rod while attempting to animate a tin-foil alien spaceship?
No?
Just me then.
OK, well … if you've ever wondered what a writer does on his weekends off, here is the result of one of mine. I hope you enjoy it.
You can DOWNLOAD the full Waiting for Gonzo soundtrack album (including Cigarette UFO)
HERE for FREE!To find out how (and perhaps, more importantly, why) we ended up writing and recording an album of imaginary songs by bands that don't exist, just so you could listen to Oz's favourite music, I attempt an explanation
here.If you enjoyed the video you may want to check back here on Wednesday …
Waiting for Gonzo
—the book that started all of this—is
out now in the US and Canada,
published by Flux.A
UK edition (published by Oxford University Press) and
audiobook
are also available.
To read the story in
Italian or
Polish, please click on the links for
San Paolo, Italy
and
YA! Poland
. A
German edition will be coming out in November.
Published on January 12, 2015 01:00