{"product_id":"stranger-than-fiction-mike-chunn-9780994135940","title":"Stranger Than Fiction: The Life and Times of Split Enz","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRevised 2019 edition: In the early 1970s, a group of impoverished students formed a rock band in Auckland, New Zealand, and planned their assault on the world's music charts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a decade Split Enz fought to be understood by audiences and music critics who often struggled to accept their madcap on-stage performances and innovative sounds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, they found chart success in the UK, United States, Canada, Europe, Australia with hits like \u003cem\u003eI Got You\u003c\/em\u003e and with best-selling albums such as \u003cem\u003eMental Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrenzy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrue Colours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWaiata\/Corroboree\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTime and Tide\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt home, they remain New Zealand's most successful rock band. The band launched the careers of its leader Tim Finn and brother Neil Finn who later formed the hugely-successful Crowded House and joined Fleetwood Mac. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccess had its price for members of Split Enz, and founding bass-player Mike Chunn shares his inside story of the band in \u003cem\u003eStranger Than Fiction: The Life and Times of Splitz Enz\u003c\/em\u003e, a searingly honest account of this much-loved group of musicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Chunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0994135947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780994135940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurricane Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d","brand":"Mike Chunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991003562239,"sku":"9780994135940","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b8619bd-d8f8-4996-8613-19f36afd842b.jpg?v=1683307887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stranger-than-fiction-mike-chunn-9780994135940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}