“A genial, gentlemanly memoir about a band that has weathered plenty of upheaval without apparently suffering much strife...The death of Rutherford's father frames the narrative, establishing a reflective tone that the memoir sustains.” —Kirkus British Praise for The Living Years


“Rutherford writes with British wit, charm, and honesty.” —Publishers Weekly

“Celebrates love of family, loyalty to friendship, passion for music, and--in his father's tradition --devotion to duty.” —The Times

“Warm, charming, funny.” —Mojo

“A very different kind of rock memoir, both moving and refreshing.” —The Mail on Sunday

“A much more perceptive and much less self-satisfied autobiography than you'd expect.” —Sunday Business Post

“There's plenty here to savor, not least the author's conflicted relationship with his high-ranking naval officer father. … Throughout he writes with good humor, avoiding sentiment and with a keen awareness of his own failings. … Above all it ponders the chasm between two decent men negotiating the generation gap when it was at its widest, with those who fought in World War II on one side and those liberated by the Sixties on the other, separated by wildly clashing ideals and aspirations. The result is a very different kind of rock memoir, both moving and refreshing.” —The Mail on Sunday