INTO THE VALLEY
by RICHARD JOBSON (THE SKIDS)
Book
Label: WYMER PUBLISHING
Richard Jobson helped form The Skids in 1977. Arguably Scotland’s most successful Punk band. Along with guitarist Stuart Adamson, Jobson cowrote the group’s songs including ‘Working For The Yankee Dollar’ and the Top Ten smash hit ‘Into The Valley’. After four albums The Skids folded and Jobson formed The Armoury Show. Stuart Adamson moved on to form super band Big Country. Their close relationship is explored in detail throughout. Jobson talks openly of his breakdown during the making of the Skids' third album The Absolute Game detailing the suicidal thoughts going through his mind at the time. More pertinent than he could have imagined given that writing partner Stuart Adamson was to take his own life two decades later. They had remained friends following the Skids break-up and their relationship is explored in detail throughout. In this cathartic story, Jobson talks candidly about the many trials and tribulations that have shaped his life and he also touches on his failed marriage to TV presenter Mariella Frostrup that he takes full responsibility for. In the 1980s Jobson became a familiar face on television as a presenter and film reviewer for Sky Television. In June 2013, Jobson was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Arts) from Edinburgh Napier University. Today he is a successful filmmaker but his life has also gone full circle. In 2017 he reactivated The Skids. A successful UK tour prompted demand for more shows in 2018 as well as the band's first new album for over three decades, making this the perfect time to write his memoirs of his time in the band. Into The Valley is a riveting read of how one man overcame his disability to become successful in the world of music and film and will appeal particularly to fans of Punk Rock, The Skids and Big Country.
by RICHARD JOBSON (THE SKIDS)
Book
Label: WYMER PUBLISHING
Richard Jobson helped form The Skids in 1977. Arguably Scotland’s most successful Punk band. Along with guitarist Stuart Adamson, Jobson cowrote the group’s songs including ‘Working For The Yankee Dollar’ and the Top Ten smash hit ‘Into The Valley’. After four albums The Skids folded and Jobson formed The Armoury Show. Stuart Adamson moved on to form super band Big Country. Their close relationship is explored in detail throughout. Jobson talks openly of his breakdown during the making of the Skids' third album The Absolute Game detailing the suicidal thoughts going through his mind at the time. More pertinent than he could have imagined given that writing partner Stuart Adamson was to take his own life two decades later. They had remained friends following the Skids break-up and their relationship is explored in detail throughout. In this cathartic story, Jobson talks candidly about the many trials and tribulations that have shaped his life and he also touches on his failed marriage to TV presenter Mariella Frostrup that he takes full responsibility for. In the 1980s Jobson became a familiar face on television as a presenter and film reviewer for Sky Television. In June 2013, Jobson was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Arts) from Edinburgh Napier University. Today he is a successful filmmaker but his life has also gone full circle. In 2017 he reactivated The Skids. A successful UK tour prompted demand for more shows in 2018 as well as the band's first new album for over three decades, making this the perfect time to write his memoirs of his time in the band. Into The Valley is a riveting read of how one man overcame his disability to become successful in the world of music and film and will appeal particularly to fans of Punk Rock, The Skids and Big Country.
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