{"product_id":"pop-scars-a-memoir-on-fame-addiction-and-the-dark-side-of-90s-pop-9781785123122","title":"Pop Scars: A Memoir on Fame, Addiction and the Dark Side of 90s Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePop Scars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarkly comic\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaw, funny and completely fearless\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh's rise to fame was meteoric. Signing a record deal at just eighteen, he quickly became a household name--scoring Top 10 hits, appearing on countless magazine covers, performing on \u003ci\u003eTop of the Pops\u003c\/i\u003e, and winning the coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award in 1997. But behind the pop-star façade, Kavana was hiding a painful truth: his sexuality, and the toll of keeping it secret in an industry obsessed with image. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What followed was a dark, dangerous spiral into addiction--an illness that shadowed him for years. \u003ci\u003ePop Scars\u003c\/i\u003e is told with fearless honesty and biting humor, chronicling the highs of fame and the devastating lows of self-destruction, grief, and recovery. Ultimately, it's a story of survival and sobriety, revealing how one man found the courage to face himself and reclaim his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blink Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785123122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Anthony Kavanagh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715556274357,"sku":"9781785123122","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pop-scars-a-memoir-on-fame-addiction-and-the-dark-side-of-90s-pop-9781785123122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}