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      Luke Kennedy shares the extraordinary story behind his book Sex, Drugs and a Buddhist Monk, recounting a life of excess, a near-fatal motorcycle accident in Thailand, and a turning point...

      Updated on  June 14, 2026 by  Paul Dennett
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      Author Luke Kennedy talks Thai-trip inspired book, ‘Sex, Drugs and a Buddhist Monk’

      Click here to read the Daily Mail Article: Luke Kennedy talks Thai trip inspired book ‘Sex, Drugs and a Buddhist Monk’

      The REAL Hangover: Why this photo of a gangster writhing in pain in a Thai hospital after two days of booze-fuelled carnage shows the moment the young thug turned his life around: ‘It was torture’

      • Luke Kennedy almost lost his leg after a serious motorcycle accident in Thailand 
      • His boozy antics in Bangkok turned into a week from hell in 2008 
      • The misadventures and the lessons learnt are the subject of a new book 
      •  Luke, a long-time street gang leader, now tries to turn youth away from that path

      By David Southwell for Daily Mail Australia

      Published: 00:19 AEST, 17 September 2022 | Updated: 23:36 AEST, 18 September 2022

      How to quieten the mind

      Studio 10 Interviews Luke Kennedy

      Published on  September 22, 2022Updated on  June 14, 2026 by  Paul Dennett

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