Damien Hirst to reveal 'criminal past' in autobiography for Penguin

Britain's most famous artist promises 'utter candour' in charting wayward youth in Leeds before being 'saved' by art

Despite rumours that the early 1990s remain a little hazy, Damien Hirst has signed a deal with Penguin to release his autobiography, with the publisher promising that the notorious artist will speak with "utter candour" about his life.

Calling Hirst "the most successful artist in the world: an iconoclast, innovator, and the art world's most notorious rebel", Viking Penguin announced the deal this morning. The book will be co-written with James Fox, who also worked with Keith Richards on the Rolling Stone's 2010 memoir Life, and will be published next autumn.

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