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“All war will end when women cease to find men in uniforms attractive - discuss.”

War Attraction Mark Rice

Book:$20,000: A Book

Source: $20,000: A Book

“The Devil has all the best tunes? My arse! Metalville just got a new sheriff.”

Music Devil Heavy Metal Rock Mark Rice Metallic Dreams

Book:Metallic Dreams

Source: Metallic Dreams

“Dying is the fastest route to fame for an aspiring rock star. The dead man’s melodies become profound, acquiring mystery and rising into a realm beyond the reach of human criticism. In the stopping of a heartbeat, the rocker is transformed from decadent hedonist into misunderstood genius. Aye, death and musical stardom go together like Scotland and rain.”

Death Music Fame Immortality Mark Rice Metallic Dreams

Book:Metallic Dreams

Source: Metallic Dreams

“Billy Rankin is a true Glasgow rock legend. He has everything going for him: he's a brilliant guitarist, he writes killer songs, he's worked with the best, toured the world and he is one handsome-looking chap. I know all of this because Billy told me.”

Guitar Scotland Rock Nazareth Glasgow Mark Rice Billy Rankin Robert Fields

Book:Minstrels, Poets and Vagabonds: A History of Rock Music in Glasgow

Source: Minstrels, Poets and Vagabonds: A History of Rock Music in Glasgow

“Things began to go wrong when I was seventeen. My band’s twenty-year-old lead guitarist earned seven years in jail for a drug-fuelled spree of violence. The other band members were quick to let go of their musical dreams, but I never did. They did the ‘mature’ thing: after writing off the band as a teenage fantasy, they got real jobs and made some money. They called it growing up. I called it giving up.”

Fantasy Violence Dreams Guitar Drugs Teenage Rock Music Heavy Metal Bands Mark Rice Metallic Dreams

Book:Metallic Dreams

Source: Metallic Dreams

“I lay in bed that night, a first-time drunkard at seven years of age, pondering the punishment I knew would arrive on callused palms. In the forest, as if sensing my plight, wolves howled nocturnal laments. The magnificent lunar lullabies of my lupine brethren wooed me into a deep and cleansing sleep.”

Sleep Alcohol Punishment Wolves Heavy Metal Mark Rice Metallic Dreams

Book:Metallic Dreams

Source: Metallic Dreams