Home Again
My life and times in a band called Shihad
$29.75
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2026
Summary
Join rock-legend, former Shihad frontman and lead singer of The Adults, Jon Toogood in this unflinching and no-holds-barred memoir Home Again.
This is more than a rock story.
Toogood looks back on a 37-year career that helped define New Zealand rock music, and the personal cost that came with it.
From a music-obsessed childhood in Wellington to the deafening roar of international stages, this is the story of a relentless quest for musical greatness.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869718596 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869718593 |
| Author: | Jon Toogood |
| Publisher: | Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | Moa Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Jon Toogood
Jon Toogood has spent over 30 years at the forefront of Aotearoa’s music scene, writing, singing, performing, mentoring, managing, directing, producing, DJ-ing, programming and promoting – all with enormous energy and humanity.
Since 1988, Jon has performed at more than 1500 live shows and sold over 250,000 albums worldwide. His work has achieved:
- Two albums certified double platinum
- Five albums certified gold in New Zealand and Australia
- Six NZ #1 Albums (as part of Shihad and The Adults)
- 15 NZ Top 40 albums (as part of Shihad and The Adults)
- 25 NZ Top 40 Singles (as part of Shihad and The Adults)
Shihad was admitted to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2010. The following year, they won Best Rock Album at the 2011 Vodafone Music Awards for Ignite, and again in 2015 for Five Eyes.
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