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Sebastian Wocker

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Born

in London, The United Kingdom

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https://www.hampsteadvillagevoice.com/page_2981...

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Nonfiction, Memoir, Self Help

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No.1 in the Hot New Titles chart and No.5 in the Best Sellers chart in Amazon's Treatment in Addiction category, The Joy of Addiction is a stranger-than-fiction, tragicomedy about a teenager who hurtles into the abyss of drug and alcohol dependency. It is a true story with a unblinking insight into the mindset of an addict and an invaluable message of recovery.

'Like its author, this is funny, honest and in-your-face. A great and enlightening and helpful read for anyone who thinks: 'I only drink on weekends' makes them less of an addict. I include myself in that category.' — Dame Emma Thompson

'If you only read one book this year, you should really try reading a few more books, including Wocker's brilliant addiction memoir. You'll laugh, you' No.1 in the Hot New Titles chart and No.5 in the Best Sellers chart in Amazon's Treatment in Addiction category, The Joy of Addiction is a stranger-than-fiction, tragicomedy about a teenager who hurtles into the abyss of drug and alcohol dependency. It is a true story with a unblinking insight into the mindset of an addict and an invaluable message of recovery.

'Like its author, this is funny, honest and in-your-face. A great and enlightening and helpful read for anyone who thinks: 'I only drink on weekends' makes them less of an addict. I include myself in that category.' — Dame Emma Thompson

'If you only read one book this year, you should really try reading a few more books, including Wocker's brilliant addiction memoir. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wet your pants and wake up screaming. Laugh out loud funny.' — Tony Parsons

About The Author:

Sebastian Wocker was born in London in 1965, the son of WDR (West German Radio) broadcaster Karl Heinz Wocker and journalist/translator Victoria Stückrath-Wocker.

Aged 17, he landed the principle part of 'Woof' in a European tour of the dance-musical HAIR. Having found recovery from active addiction in 1987 (as documented in his book, The Joy of Addiction), Wocker formed indie pop band Yeah, playing the London, Hamburg and Berlin circuits appearing on various TV and radio shows in Germany and the UK. In 1993, Yeah was awarded the John Lennon Talent Award in Hamburg. In 2002, Wocker signed as a songwriter for Global Chrysalis Publishing. He has had a number of his songs released on Cherry Red Records and Universal Music.

In 2005, under the artist name Don Sebastiano, Wocker released a solo album The Spaghetti Tree and was lead vocalist on the motion picture soundtracks of Pornorama (2007) with Mousse T, and Forget Me Not (2010) with Tobias Menzies.

Wocker has written for The Independent, Mr Partner Magazine (Japan), Camden New Journal and Ham & High Express. But he is mainly known for his campaigning journalism and quirky satire in the magazine Hampstead Village Voice of which he has been editor since 2007. Unconventional interviews with Russell Brand, Martin Bell, Emma Thompson, Giles Coren, David Baddiel amongst others have raised a few eyebrows.

Sebastian Wocker is currently lead singer-songwriter of indie band Ridiculous, formed in 2018 with Jon Moss, Erran Baron-Cohen and Peter Noone.

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