{"product_id":"9781444790191","title":"Now Playing The Soundtrack to My Life by Dermot O'Leary","description":"\u003cp\u003eDermot O'Leary has always loved music. Throughout his life and career, music has been a constant companion, best friend, confidant and at times, tormentor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soundtrack to My Life \u003c\/i\u003eis Dermot's personal memoir of a life in music told through the songs that were playing at key moments in his life. With a wonderful gift for storytelling, Dermot describes his journey from a childhood in Colchester with his Irish family, to some of the biggest jobs in TV and radio in the UK. It's a story which is accompanied, in every scene, by music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDermot would be the first to admit, they are not all great songs. This isn't Desert Island Discs; the songs chose him, not the other way round. Dermot went to his first gig at the age of nine, and saw Irish troubadour Brendan Shine\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ehe roller-skated to \u003ci\u003eBaby I Can't Wait\u003c\/i\u003e by Nu Shooz and got his first job in TV while the \u003ci\u003eMacarana \u003c\/i\u003ewas playing everywhere. Constantly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, other songs playing in the background to his life - songs by The Smiths, Elbow, The Pogues or Bruce Springsteen, are tracks \u0026amp; artists which he truly loves and will always love, and not just for the memories they evoke. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, engaging and full of surprises, this is Dermot's memoir and his essential soundtrack to his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stirring Pages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66074922811741,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/7827\/7725\/files\/10897333482702.jpg?v=1790672634","url":"https:\/\/stirringpages.com\/products\/9781444790191","provider":"Stirring Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}