To Hell With Poverty! A Class Act Inside the Gang of Four

"Entertaining and revealing... it offers a deeply human portrait of its narrator, a creative force shaped by chaos, resilience and an unrelenting drive to make art," says Louder Than War. "To Hell With Poverty! captures something of [Gang of Four's] essence rare: fractious, discordant, thrilling," adds MOJO. From Jon King, the legendary frontman of iconic post-punk band Gang of Four, comes a memoir to remember.

To Hell With Poverty! documents Jon's story from a south London slum and working-class background to international success as a core musician, lyricist, writer, and producer. Made up of charming vignettes, the reader is taken on an episodic journey full of raucous adventures. From being thrown off Top of the Pops and truncheoned by police at an anti-Nazi rally, to fraternising with Hell's Angels and playing with bands like R.E.M. and the Buzzcocks, King's time with Gang of Four is rich with jaw-dropping stories.

Evocative, pacey and witty in equal measure, this is a memoir for the ages. It provides a personal and, at times, harrowing journey which offers deep insight into a band that contributed to the evolution of rock music and inspired generations. To Hell With Poverty! is the ultimate account of a pivotal figure at the heart of the UK post-punk movement.