Autonomy

Name: Autonomy
Brand: OMNIBUS PRESS
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Portrait of a Buzzcock

By: Steve Diggle

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Paperback | 5 August 2026

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12.9 x 19.8 x 1.9

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From bass player to lead guitarist, singer to last remaining founding member, Steve Diggle has been the driving force keeping Buzzcocks alive since he first met Pete Shelley in 1976. Together they would ignite the Manchester music scene, kickstart indie and become one of the best loved and most influential punk groups of all time. Following Shelleyâs untimely death in 2018, Autonomy is Diggleâs definitive, inside account of their shared musical legacy. The narrative captures the complexities of Diggle and Shelleyâs friendship â" a bond that endured through the bandâs rise, fall, and rise again. This book details the Buzzcocksâ origins, from supporting the Sex Pistols with original singer Howard Devoto, to Top of the Pops, the excess of success, the break-up, reformation and life beyond bereavement. Funny, honest and touchingly philosophical, it is also Diggleâs very personal story of working-class escape, dreams, redemption and loss â" an ultimately heroic survivorâs tale from an irrepressible rockânâroll spirit.

Industry Reviews

'Steve Diggle's approach to bass, and later his switch to guitar, was crucial in the shaping of the sound of the entire punk movement. Autonomy captures the excitement I felt in 1977 first hearing Buzzcocks' visceral punch' Will Sergeant, Echo & the Bunnymen 'A fascinating read, not least because Steve's is the quintessential punk rock story' Paul Hanley, The Fall 'Training a lens of rare acuity on interpersonal dealings, misbehaviours, songwriting and lyrical fuel' MOJO

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