Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?

Stephen Cummings has been on the Australian music scene for decades - he firstachieved success as lead singer with The Sports, a pop band that had a numberof hits in the late '70s, including the classic ‘Who Listens to the Radio?', andembarked on a solo career after their demise. Since those early high-flyingdays, Cummings has carved out a niche for himself as an original, somewhatidiosyncratic performer, a producer of milestone albums and a writer of fine,intelligent songs. Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy? is Cumming's collection of memoirish essays - anecdotes of hischildhood, of traipsing the streets of Melbourne looking for life and music; ofbeing humiliated in front of Mick Jagger in New York; of getting older anddeveloping back problems (and seeing shiatsu Nazis); of the internal politics ofrock bands (and the cold-hearted sackings of drummers); of the Countdown days; of losing his virginity; of his longstanding enemy, Michael Gudinski, and theirNiagara Falls incident; and of becoming a parent and understanding his ownparents. Cummings wears his heart on his sleeve, writing with wit and affection about love, family and his passion for music and he pullsno punches when it comes to writing about his thirty-odd years in the musicbusiness. Funny, insightful and thought provoking, Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy? will take you on a ridethrough Cummings' neuroses and keen observations of all things music.