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Windswept & Interesting
- My Autobiography
- Narrated by: Billy Connolly
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR: NON-FICTION
The funny, frank and full autobiography of the nation's favourite comedian.
It's the first time I've done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time, it's just my own life in my own words.
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life.
Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of four and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds.
Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician - a 'rambling man' - with a genuine talent for playing the banjo. But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes and hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart.
As a young comedian, Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless and outspoken - willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his stand-up was full of warmth, humility and silliness, too. His startling hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance - wearing leotards, scissor suits and banana boots - only added to his appeal.
It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975 - and one outrageous story in particular - that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame and award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect stand-up comedy kept coming, too - for over 50 years, in fact - until a double diagnosis of cancer and Parkinson's disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end. Since then he has continued making TV shows, creating extraordinary drawings...and writing.
Windswept & Interesting is Billy's story in his own words. It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend.
I didn't know I was windswept and interesting until somebody told me. It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself. He'd just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads. I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs.
He said: 'Look at you - all windswept and interesting!'
I just said: 'Exactly!'
After that, I simply had to maintain my reputation....
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- 15-10-21
Fantastic
Oh the big yin is a wonderful storryteller. Brilliant book, loved every minute of it .
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- Jackie
- 14-10-21
Joyful and Human..A delight to listen to.
This is by far the best audible book I have listened to .
Because it was written and narrated by Billy I knew it was going to be good so I started listening anticipating a bit of a giggle and maybe learning some new stuff about Billy's life story. Told with such openness and honesty, it's packed full of interesting stuff and with such variety , I loved every second of it.A gem of a read. Laughed out loud at so many bits but my favourite bit ( because it transported me right back to Glasgow ) ...the Queens Square drunks . They roam there still...
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- 13-11-21
Wonderful
What an incredible life this man has led. I’ve been a fan since childhood, have collected Billy’s shows and series over my own lifetime. Wish I could be a fraction as windswept and interesting.
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- Mihai Bujanca
- 09-12-21
Billy's unbeatable style shines through
Billy Connolly is as funny as ever, and hearing him read is a treat
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- James Hoddy
- 16-11-21
Windswept and Interesting
loved this book wonderfully read by the Big Yin himself in a windswept and interesting way.
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- Bob Noodle
- 22-11-21
The big yin, a life well lived.
I loved to hear Billy Connolly tell his story himself, most of it I already knew, it was like listening to a relative or old friend recount antics of the past. This has brought back so many memories from listening to the crucifixion LP in a freinds house in Paisley as a teenager and laughing till my sides hurt to being grown up going to London with friends to see him performing live and laughing till my sides hurt.
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- 22-11-21
Bloody marvellous from start to finish
One of the best audio books I've ever bought. Billy is a joy to listen to, hearing him tell his own story makes it a real treat.
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- zebra
- 31-10-21
as the big man says, windswept & interesting
what can I say........ f#$€%^g loved it! Had me laughing out loud & also brought a tear. perfectly read by the big man himself. lovely 😀
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- carol
- 14-11-21
Absolutely loved it
Just as expected from the big yin, superb, sad at parts but so funny too. Nice to hear Billy narrate. Thanks Billy, from a South side. 👍👌
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- CAROLINE
- 18-11-21
Awesome
I thought it was Interesting and funny and moments of wow, worth listening to
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