John Harris: Maybe I’m Amazed
Event information
Where: Gala Durham
Date: Saturday 11 October
Time: 3-4pm
Cost: £15/£12 (Live-stream £5)
When John Harris’ son James was diagnosed with autism, music became their main form of communication.
In Maybe I’m Amazed, John describes how their shared passion for The Beatles, Kraftwerk, The Velvet Underground and Amy Winehouse helped him through the struggles of raising a neurodivergent child in a prejudiced world, casting new light on why music speaks so powerfully to the human mind.
John Harris is an award-winning writer, journalist, podcaster and presenter. He is the author of the acclaimed pop-cultural history of the 1990s, The Last Party, and the definitive work on Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon. In 2021, he released the authorised book that accompanied Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary series Get Back.
Chaired by Paul Smith, Maximo Park.