Shayne Carter

Guest writer

Shayne Carter is a musician, most famously of Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer. His memoir Dead People I Have Known (VUP) has just won the general non-fiction category of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

SHAYNE CARTER ON STAGE AT THE CARLTON IN CHRISTCHURCH (PHOTO: RACHAEL KING)

Please welcome to the stage: Shayne Carter

A short extract from Shayne Carter's memoir Dead People I Have Known, which just won the General Non-Fiction category at the New Zealand Book Awards.

By Shayne Carter | 12th May, 2020

‘All I had to do was listen’: Shayne Carter on how he fell deeply in love with classical music

‘All I had to do was listen’: Shayne Carter on how he fell deeply in love with classical music

The long journey that turned Shayne Carter, one of New Zealand's great guitar heroes, into a classical piano music fan.

By Shayne Carter | 9th January, 2017