the psychedelic-tinged mantra "Sometimes". Also in 1996, Cummings published his first novel, Wonderboy, which deals with relationships especially those between a father and son. On 14 November 1998, Cummings and, a briefly reformed, The Sports performed at the Mushroom Records 25th anniversary concert. His next solo album, Spiritual Bum, had Cummings as record producer and was issued in June 1999. He returned to an acoustic, melancholic sound. Cummings also had his second novel, Stay Away from Lightning Girl, published in 1999, which described an aging musician and his band. In 2001, he released Skeleton Key followed by Firecracker in 2003, Close Ups in 2004, Love-O-Meter in 2005, Space Travel in 2007, and Happiest Man Alive in 2008. On 1 May 2009, his memoir, Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy was printed, which his publishers described as a series of anecdotes from his childhood through thirty years of the music business and his family relationships. In October 2010, his 1988 album Lovetown was listed in the top 40 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. In 2019, Cummings released his 20th studio album, Prisoner of Love. A four disc anthology album, titled A Life is a Life, was also released in 2019. In March 2020, Cummings had a stroke. In February 2023, Cummings announced the forthcoming released of 100 Years from Now Media reviews Bibliography Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Awards ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Cummings has won one award from six nominations. |- || 1989 || "A Life Is a Life" | Best Male Artist | |- | rowspan="3"| 1990 | rowspan="3"| A New Kind of Blue | Best Male Artist | |- | Album of the Year | |- | Best Adult Contemporary Album | |- || 1991 || "Hell (You've Put Me Through)" | Best Male Artist | |- || 1996 || Escapist | Best Adult Contemporary Album | |- Countdown Australian Music Awards Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. |- | 1984 | himself ("Gymnasium") | Best Male Performance in a Video | |- References External links Stephen Cummings