2fm and 2XM DJ Dan Hegarty has been blogging for TEN about his experiences of writing his first book, Buried Treasure, a compendium of albums which he feels have been overlooked or undervalued.
In the book, Dan rounds up what he feels are unsung works by the likes of R.E.M., Si Schroeder, Gavin Friday and Blink while guest writers including Soak, Bressie, Bronagh Gallagher, and Imelda May champion their favourite overlooked recordings.
Buried Treasue by Dan Hegarty is available from all good bookstores, and online here.
Why is it that people put themselves through the duress of writing books? Even after putting one together, I'm not sure if I have the answer to that question. The book that I've titled Buried Treasure - overlooked, forgotten, & uncrowned albums took approximately 12 months to put together from start to finish. How complicated can it be to do something like this you might ask? Often it's as complex as you want to make it.
The only way that I can describe how I put this book together is; it's like a jigsaw, only some of the pieces were not as easily assessable as you might think. It's not rocket science, it's not brain surgery, but it took a lot of time; more free time than I actually had. Mixing large projects like this with a young family is always going to be a delicate (if not unwise) balance, and that's exactly what it was in this case.
I used to wonder how people actually managed to get books completed. The romantic idea of letting your creative bursts run free into a visual reality while sipping on gourmet coffee (or something slightly stronger) is just that; and it certainly didn't happen that way for me. I wrote whenever I could; when I was on the bus or train, when I had a few minutes of quiet time, literally at every available opportunity. I had an ever-growing list of people to contact that were either directly or indirectly contributing.
That said, anyone that has the opportunity to write about something that they love is extremely lucky, and this is what gets you through the frustrating times. Nothing worthwhile is ever going to be straightforward, and Buried Treasure's conception and birth hit a few bumps along the way!
Dig it up now!
As I write this, the book has been out for a week. It's still strange to see it in its completed form. It's like looking at a particular book for the first time in many ways. The most unusual part of this for me has been doing interviews about it. I'm so used to being on the other side of the mic; it's like driving on the continent; you've driven innumerable times, but it feels different because it is!
The launch night was a real head-spinning few hours. There were bands and people there that I hadn't seen in years, and some that I'd never met before. Dave Fanning very kindly launched the book, which was a real thrill for me. He'd laugh to hear me say this, but it's true! It was great to have the launch in Whelan's as this was where I really learned a lot about music; from going to countless gigs, but more so from the three wonderful years that I was on Phantom FM (which was based upstairs in Whelan's for many years) in its pirate radio days.
If any of this sounds like I'm complaining in any way, I don't mean it to. I'm surprised at how well the book has been received so far; after working on anything for a good length of time, you begin to wonder if it's any good at all! I now understand how a band might feel when they're about to read a review concerning them; with compliments comes criticism, and it's often the constructive negatives that you learn the most from.
The next step is actually a DJ set in Tower Records this Saturday (April 11), which should be fun. It's tunes from many of the albums featured in the book, which will definitely make up an eclectic set!
Dan Hegarty
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