Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?: Misadventures in Music

Stephen Cummings has been on the Australian music scene for decades - he first achieved success as lead singer with The Sports, a pop band that had a number of hits in the late '70s, including the classic 'Who Listens to the Radio?', and embarked on a solo career after their demise. Since those early high-flying days, Cummings has carved out a niche for himself as an original, somewhat idiosyncratic performer, a producer of milestone albums and a writer of fine, intelligent songs. Nice and Evil is Cumming's collection of memoirish essays - anecdotes of his childhood, of traipsing the streets of Melbourne looking for life and music; of being humiliated in front of Mick Jagger in New York; of getting older and developing back problems (and seeing shiatsu Nazis); of the internal politics of rock bands (and the cold-hearted sackings of drummers); of the Countdown days; of losing his virginity; of his longstanding enemy, Michael Gudinski, and their Niagara Falls incident; and of becoming a parent and understanding his own parents. Nice? Because Cummings wears his heart on his sleeve, writing with wit and affection about love, family and his passion for music. Evil? Because he pulls no punches when it comes to writing about his thirty-odd years in the music business. Funny, insightful and thought provoking, Nice and Evil will take you on a ride through Cummings' neuroses and keen observations of all things music.