by fat cherry » Thu Jan 31, 2019 5:32 am
Not at all, bits of it even made me laugh out loud. The story of how he wrote it is quite interesting (really??) - worked with a ghost writer and then when he read the result decided it didn't sound like him so he wrote it again himself - and it comes across as cheeky london boy made good (as the title suggests). Quite light of touch and I read it in just over a day - but then it was christmas and didn't have much else to do but sit and drink and avoid the madness - but there's a few insights you wouldn't get anywhere else - such as how he has effectively taken over as the who's live manager/director as it were (all stemming from townshends inability to function during and after the internet incident). Also moon-based anecdotes kept to a minimum. My mate lent me Kenney Jones's book and that's very similar - london boy etc and his version of how he was treated byt the who pretty much matches Daltrey's version (no love lost there) but with extra financial info. Also, didn't know for instance that The Small Faces had a another go at it in the mid-70s. Also insights (which I guess we generally know about these days) of the way bands were stiffed on contracts - I was reminded of J Marr's book - who says he admired the mavericks of the 60s, naming Andrew Loog Oldham (signed the small faces to his label), who in the name of artistic freedom did exactly he same contract-wise, released singles etc without them knowing etc. Contracts eh Jonny?
Woops, sorry VB, there I go. Eh speaking of which, just looking at the Chris Adams turquoise days book and some of the pictures are credited to a voodoo billy'????? hmmmm?