An Evening with Jakko Jakszyk with Stewart Lee
Fri 11 Oct 2024 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
West Hampstead Arts Club, 32 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 1NR
Description
Celebrating the launch of his autobiography, Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair - The Unlikely Memoir of Jakko M Jakszyk.
HOSTED BY STEWART LEE & COURTESY OF KINGMAKER PUBLISHING https://kingmakerpublishing.com/jakko-m-jakszyk/
Known globally for his work with King Crimson and Level 42, join the legendary musician for an intimate evening in conversation with a special, celebrity host. A story about a musician’s life - but also a tale about origins, identity and who we become.
Jakko Jakszyk is an award-winning, world renowned and celebrated musician, best known for being lead guitarist with Level 42 in the 1990s and as lead singer and guitarist for the founding fathers of progressive rock, King Crimson, since 2013.
In his new memoir - published by Kingmaker Publishing on 10th October - he reveals much more to his story than you may expect from your usual “rock-star” biography.
A superb raconteur, Jakszyk tells the story of his life and his experiences both in and out of music and entertainment. From the harrowing stories of his adoptive parents’ lives during World War II and finding and meeting his birth mother and self-proclaimed ‘white supremacist’ step-siblings, to stories, encounters and working with Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Cliff Richard, Jack Charlton, Audrey Hepburn, the Dalai Lama and crossing swords with Millwall Football Club’s dodgy director Reg Burr.
An evening with Jakko Jakszyk is an opportunity to hear Jakszyk talking first hand about his life and the book and to ask questions about his moments in music that a 14 year old Jakko could never have believed, but likewise him dealing with his life journey that has presented a constant challenge.
Location
West Hampstead Arts Club, 32 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 1NR