ONE DOWN
THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF A SERIAL DRUM-WHORE
A punk rock memoir by Jamie Oliver
£29.99
Signed & numbered preorder · Plus postage
ONE DOWN
THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF A SERIAL DRUM-WHORE
A punk rock memoir by Jamie Oliver
I’ve spent most of my adult life travelling the world playing drums in punk rock bands. Over the years I have met some extraordinary people, found myself in some completely ridiculous situations, and made some spectacularly bad decisions. Somehow, I have managed to make a living doing the thing I love most.
ONE DOWN is my story.
A life spent on the road as a session drummer playing with some of punk rock’s most legendary names, including UK Subs, SNFU, Lars Frederiksen, Anti-Nowhere League, The Toy Dolls and more.
It’s a story of outrageous adventures and the absolute fucking chaos of life on tour. From throwing sofas out of tower blocks to drumming in porn films and touring with the Misfits with two broken feet, it’s packed with bizarre characters, questionable decisions and unbelievable situations I’ve encountered throughout my life as a notorious band-slut.
But it hasn’t all been shits and giggles.
After nearly seventeen years playing drums for UK Subs, the band I’d joined at just twenty years old, I was unceremoniously booted out and cancelled by one of punk rock’s most iconic institutions.
For the first time, I reveal what really happened behind the scenes, the events that led to my departure, and the rebuild thereafter.
From the madness of life on the road to getting sober and confronting some uncomfortable truths about myself, ONE DOWN is an honest, often ridiculous account of the highs, the lows and everything in between.
ONE DOWN: THE EXCLUSIVE PRESALE
To celebrate the launch of ONE DOWN, the presale is limited to just 500 personally signed and hand-numbered copies, with a few extra surprises for those who get in early.
All editions are £29.99 + postage.
THE FIRST 250
Get the signed, numbered book with an exclusive alternative cover.
THE FIRST 100
Get the exclusive cover, plus a handmade, individually numbered copy of WICKED PIZZA: First Edition.
THE FIRST 50
MOST EXCLUSIVE!!!
Get everything above, plus your name printed on the Founding Supporters page at the back of ONE DOWN, at no extra cost.
These first orders will help fund the initial print run, and this is my way of thanking the people who helped make my book a reality.
OK, WHAT THE FUCK IS WICKED PIZZA?
Well, for years I’ve been writing down my dreams. Some are hilarious, some are disturbing, and some are so utterly ridiculous that I genuinely wonder what’s going on inside my poor little brain.
I’ve collected 33 of them into a handmade A5 dream diary, complete with around ten original biro illustrations. (SPOILER ALERT: I’m no Michelangelo!)
The dreams are presented completely raw, exactly as I wrote them when I woke up. No rewriting, no embellishments, just the unfiltered nonsense that goes on inside my head while I’m asleep. Feel free to psychoanalyse!
Only 100 individually numbered copies of WICKED PIZZA: First Edition are being made, exclusively for the first 100 ONE DOWN preorders.
AND THERE’S ONE MORE THING…
Every preorder also includes two exclusive digital previews, delivered together in a single downloadable PDF as soon as you order!
MY BRIEF CAREER IN PORN
A complete chapter from ONE DOWN, recounting one of my more unusual side hustles. And yes, you read that right!
A DREAM FROM WICKED PIZZA
A sneak peek inside my rather questionable subconscious, featuring one of the 33 bizarre dreams from WICKED PIZZA: First Edition.
Consider it a little taste of the madness to come!
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Estimated dispatch: April–May 2027.
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