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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Best one I read was Robert Vaughan - was self-penned, very open and honest and he came across as a very charming and intelligent man.
Other than that I really enjoyed Stuart Pearce's and Bob Geldof's - and there was a very good biography of Steve McQueen I read years ago too.
One that I couldn't finish though was one about Tommy Cooper - it didn't paint him in a very good light and wasn't the best written of books either. |
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"Best one I read was Robert Vaughan - was self-penned, very open and honest and he came across as a very charming and intelligent man.
Other than that I really enjoyed Stuart Pearce's and Bob Geldof's - and there was a very good biography of Steve McQueen I read years ago too.
One that I couldn't finish though was one about Tommy Cooper - it didn't paint him in a very good light and wasn't the best written of books either."
Steve McQueen was in the top 10 of all time list x |
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I'm 3/4 through Christopher Sandford's biog of Kurt Cobain at the moment. It's pretty repetitive with very few nice things to say about Cobain, and has little by way of insight into the Nirvana phenomenon or the man himself. Disappointing, I've always been a massive fan of Cobain's music.
Stephen Fry's autobiographies I enjoyed, and Bob Geldof's was interesting when he got to Band Aid/Live Aid.
My favourite by far recently has been the Waterloo journal of Captain Cavalie Mercer, an artillery officer in Wellington's army during the 100 days campaign of 1815.
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"Micheal parkinson...David Batty..and David Jason..
Although i been told Frank Brunos is good too"
Frank Bruno “let me be Frank” is a real good insight of his troubles since retiring from boxing. A fascinating read |
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Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan. Not so much an autobiography but a memoir. By far the best book I've read of this type. Not sure how much of it is factually true and he does 'borrow' a few lines from other places but it really is the most wonderfully written book you'll ever read by a musician. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Actually another that I struggled to get into at first but ended up thoroughly enjoying was John Lydon: Anger Is An Energy - his first one No Irish No Blacks No Dogs is also worth a read.
Ian Dury's biog Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll was another good one.
Despite the fact I'm a huge fan Suggs (Madness) book was very disappointing though |
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Johnny Green's biography A riot of out own" about his time as roadie for the clash is awesome
Gramme obree's book wrotten while under section as part of hisomething therapy following a suicide attempt is painfully honest
And last one Jacqueline Anquetil's biohraphy - sex lies and handlebar tape |
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