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California schemin'
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- Book Synopsis
- **Now a major motion picture directed by James McAvoy**How far would you go to make your dreams come true? Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd were two ordinary boys from Dundee with one extraordinary ambition: to become the UK's first hip-hop superstars. Reinventing themselves as Silibil 'N' Brains, they convinced the music industry they were Californian rap prodigies - pulling off one of the most audacious hoaxes in modern music history.For more than two years, they lived the dream: a huge record deal, MTV appearances, non-stop partying, and rubbing shoulders with Madonna and Eminem. They had fame, money, and everything they'd ever wanted - built on borrowed accents and fabricated pasts.But success came with a ticking clock. The bigger they became, the closer they came to exposure. As the pressure mounted, the lie began to unravel - with devastating consequences.California Schemin' is a breathtaking true story of ambition, identity and the cost of believing your own myth - now adapted into a major film directed by James McAvoy.
- About The Author
- Gavin Bain is a musician, a writer and a conman. He has been, amongst other things, a telesales man, a shop assistant, a waiter, a barman in a strip club, an actor, an escort agent, a construction worker, a graphic designer, a signed musician and a professional conman. He's had it all, lost it all and won it all back again. Despite being a hypochondriac, an insomniac and briefly a hermit, he has achieved many things including touring with some of the biggest artists in the world. Gavin's story has inspired a documentary and a feature film with SilverApples Media in Dublin, who have contracted Irvine Welsh to write the screen-play.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781398564473
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., (09 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 130 x 18 mm
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