A book that is in turns fascinating and exhausting to read. 'No off switch' is the perfect title and you will be left wondering how Andy has managed to fit so many careers into just one life. From Promoter to Roadie to Broadcaster to Journalist, and from music to serious war reporting. Andy's effervescent writings about numerous what he would never call 'world music' bands inspired me to check some of them out and broaden my own horizons. Knowing a little of his back-story I found my self awaiting the point at which his life fell apart with trepidation. Andy deals with the very public break up of his relationship and his subsequent breakdown as honestly as ...  Read the complete review

Those moments in life when you feel a genuine connection with another person are few and far between; I'm talking about that moment you realise that there's someone who thinks the same as you, has the same values and ideas. Often it can come from books, for me it came through music and the person who made everything make sense was Andy Kershaw. As a teenager I did not follow the crowd; I had my own firm ideas about what made good music and those ideas were fueled by Kershaw's Radio 1 broadcasts. You might say I grew up with Kershaw; as the content of his shows grew wider and his travels took him all over the world so too did my musical (and often political) horizons ...  Read the complete review