Illusions of Happiness picks up the story as John recovers from his injuries and returns to performing and recording.
On this often turbulent journey back, he is heckled by The Sex Pistols, negotiates a tricky Criminal Injuries Compensation case, has his portrait hung in The National Portrait Gallery and makes a series of singles with Trevor Horn (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) and Steve Levine (Culture Club), along the way, being briefly managed by Tom Watkins (Pet Shop.