He Didn’t hide his stutter. he turned it into his superpower.
“I’m a star. Not although I stutter, but BECAUSE I stutter” – Scatman John Larkin, 1995
Written by a stutterer, about a stutterer – this isn’t an “overcoming” biography. It’s the true story of a worldwide celebrity who stuttered all his life, became our greatest advocate, and showed that self-acceptance can turn shame into power.
Published 5 Feb 2026. Preorder Now from:
✓ Official biography authorized by the Scatman estate
✓ Based on John’s own words, letters, and unpublished memoirs
✓ Includes interviews and comments from across the stuttering and SLP community
★★★★★
“This is a meditation on shame, authenticity, and finding your voice. It’s about stuttering pride before the term existed. It’s about second chances and third acts and the radical power of self-acceptance.”
– CA, Advance Reader
★★★★★
“America only knows this guy as a meme. They’re about to be shocked. John Larkin took everything that was supposed to destroy him: childhood trauma, crushing depression, his stutter, addiction… and somehow alchemized it into pure, defiant joy. I couldn’t stop reading it… and that ending… oh boy. Get the tissues ready.”– JS, Advance Reader
★★★★★
“Shows stuttering as not just a speech difference but a source of deep emotional pain and, eventually, power. Thank God for John Larkin. His was a voice that changed lives, and so will his story.”
– KW, Advance Reader