Part history, part inventory, part invention, Junk Percussion fuses personal experience to information with anecdotes, humour, and a questioning attention to music’s place in life. Making music is a serious thing to do, but also very much a real pleasure.

"I laughed with joy when I first heard/saw Roger play, and so I knew I wanted to work with him. What delights me about animals (and children up to a point) is: there’s no separation between an impulse and the action - this is where truth, and great improvisors live—among them is Roger Turner." — Annette Peacock

“Big ears, quick wits, sharp reflexes, unending awareness, casual erudition, unpredictable twists and turns—all the qualities that make Roger Turner an extraordinary improviser embodied in a fascinating read. The pictures are great too!” — Fred Frith