Windswept & Interesting - My Autobiography - Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Category: Autobiography & Biographies

Tags: Autobiography & Biographies, Contemporary

The funny, frank and full autobiography of the nations favourite comedian., Its the first time Ive done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time, its 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, Billys 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