Empathy for the Devil

Yet again Hyde plunges into sex, psychedelics, hurricanes and heroes on a quest for the truth at all costs...

In this three-part book Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll, Hyde yet again plunges into sex, psychedelics, hurricanes and heroes on a quest for the truth at all costs, exploring issues of paedophilia, plant medicine, and community through narrative.

Jerry Hyde was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset, and went on to art school at Kingston before working in film, theatre, TV, and the music business. In his late twenties he saught help for drug dependency and subsequently retrained as a psychotherapist.

He followed a fairly conventional career throughout his 30’s before completely losing the plot in his early 40’s (he's now 50) and rebranding himself in the somewhat out-there style for which he's become known, which some have dubbed ‘Gonzo Therapy’. Despite all attempts at mid-life self-destruction he still has a very large and thriving practice…

During his career he's worked with many well-known names in the arts and creative fields and this, plus his own background in the music, film and TV business, has formed his outlook and writing style.