King Crimson’s Jakko Jakszyk will release autobiography “Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair?” in October 2024.
King Crimson guitarist and vocalist Jakko Jakszyk has announced the release of his autobiography, “Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair? The Unlikely Memoir Of Jakko M Jakszyk”, set to be published by Kingmaker Publishing on October 10.
The book takes inspiration from Jakszyk’s 2022 Edinburgh Festival one-man show, “The Road To Ballina,” which itself evolved from a 1996 Radio Three presentation of the same name.
“Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair?” serves as a rock’n’roll memoir, chronicling Jakko’s extensive and diverse musical journey, including his time with Level 42 and King Crimson. It features anecdotes about encounters with notable figures such as Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Cliff Richard, Gene Simmons, Uri Geller, Jack Charlton, Audrey Hepburn, and the Dalai Lama.
The memoir also delves into Jakszyk’s heritage. Born Michael Curran in Highgate, North London, he is the son of a singer from one of Ireland’s biggest show bands. After being adopted, he became Jakko Jakszyk. In his journey, he traces his mother to Arkansas, uncovering startling revelations set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany and discovering the presence of white supremacists still within his family line.
“It’s a voyage of self-discovery from an orphanage in rural France, a Polish mining village, to a terraced house in Hertfordshire”, says Jakszyk.
“Who’s The Boy With The Lovely Hair? The Unlikely Memoir Of Jakko M Jakszyk” will be published as a 400-page hardback including 48 pages of photographs documenting Jakko’s life and career.
