The Hard Way (Paperback)

Paul Hardcastle and Paul Zanon

£14.99

In this sweeping memoir, Hardcastle takes you through his ‎remarkable journey which started in a basement in Pimlico. ‎His lasting childhood memory is that of poverty, but this was ‎countered with happier times on the road with his father from ‎the age of six, travelling Europe to generate a few shillings ‎through music. From the bustling bars of Berlin to the race ‎tracks of Brands Hatch, Hardcastle pursued his dream to ‎become a motorcycle racer, which almost cost him his life at ‎the age of 20. Through a twist of fate, the London native ‎entered the world of music and as an unknowing visionary, ‎created a platinum selling track which changed his life ‎forever. However. the story doesn't end there. From ‎international plaudits to generating over 30 further No.1's in ‎his lifetime, we strongly urge you to discover the hidden ‎treasures of this odyssey and give this book a read. ‎

Paperback | Hardback | eBook

Paperback Links not available

Publication date: 21/11/2024 | ISBN:9781804680780 | Pages: 354

ABOUT PAUL HARDCASTLE AND PAUL ZANON

Paul Hardcastle has been immersed in music for over ‎four decades. The track ‘19' springboarded him into ‎fame overnight as it became No.1 in thirteen countries ‎with multi-platinum sales. Hardcastle became Simon ‎Fuller's first-ever artist, which gave birth to 19 ‎Management. The rest is history.‎
Hardcastle went on to produce for the likes of ‎Phil Lynott, won the Ivor Novello Award in 1986 for ‎Best Selling International Hit of the Year, designed the ‎Top of the Pops theme tune, ‘The Wizard', and won ‎the ASCAP Award for best score with the film ‎Spiceworld. His list of television scores is also ‎extensive. Moving into new adult contemporary ‎music, Hardcastle has generated over thirty No.1's, in ‎addition to receiving major plaudits such as Smooth ‎Jazz Artist of the Year on Billboard, Best Smooth Jazz ‎Artist of All Time and UK Smooth Jazz Artist of the ‎Year.‎

Hardcastle collaborated with Paul Zanon on his ‎book. Zanon has had many books published, with the ‎majority reaching number-one bestseller in their ‎categories on Amazon. ‎