Richard Balls

Richard is a die-hard music fan and the author of three music-related books: A Furious Devotion: The Authorised Story of Shane MacGowan; Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story, and Sex & Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll: The Life Of Ian Dury.

He was a news journalist for 20 years, spending almost half of that time working for national papers in Ireland, and frequently covered crime and politics. For the past 14 years he has worked in communications.

A passionate supporter of Norwich City Football Club, he lives in the city, and is married with two daughters.

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Early association with the Irish republican army and experiences in prison influenced works, including The Quare Fellow , the play of 1954, and the autobiographical Borstal Boy in 1958 of Brendan Francis Behan, writer.

Brendan Francis Behan composed poetry, short stories, and novels in English. He also volunteered.

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