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Shaun Ryder's Memoir: Tales of Fame, Drugs, and Family

2/28/2026

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Shaun Ryder, the frontman of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, will release a memoir titled "24 Hour Party Person" and sign copies.
The book covers his drug use during the Mondays era, his time on Celebrity Gogglebox, a gunpoint incident in New York, and his reflections on family and the creative process.
Ryder formed Black Grape in 1993 to connect with younger fans through television appearances.

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Story summary

Shaun Ryder, the frontman of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, will release a memoir titled "24 Hour Party Person" and sign copies.
The book covers his drug use during the Mondays era, his time on Celebrity Gogglebox, a gunpoint incident in New York, and his reflections on family and the creative process.
Ryder formed Black Grape in 1993 to connect with younger fans through television appearances.