4.6
Biografier
'The rock memoir of the decade' Daily Mail
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the smash-hit film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time. ______________
Read by actor and star of Rocketman, Taron Egerton, with an introduction, new chapter and epilogue read by Elton John.
Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again.
His life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade.
In Me Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that will stay with you, by a living legend. ______________
'Self-deprecating, funny . . . You cannot help but enjoy his company throughout, temper tantrums and all' The Times
'Chatty, gossipy, amusing and at times brutally candid' Telegraph
© 2019 Macmillan (Lydbok): 9781529010312
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 15. oktober 2019
4.6
Biografier
'The rock memoir of the decade' Daily Mail
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the smash-hit film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time. ______________
Read by actor and star of Rocketman, Taron Egerton, with an introduction, new chapter and epilogue read by Elton John.
Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again.
His life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade.
In Me Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that will stay with you, by a living legend. ______________
'Self-deprecating, funny . . . You cannot help but enjoy his company throughout, temper tantrums and all' The Times
'Chatty, gossipy, amusing and at times brutally candid' Telegraph
© 2019 Macmillan (Lydbok): 9781529010312
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 15. oktober 2019
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Anne-Margrethe W Ø
1. mars 2020
Utrolig fengende og vanskelig å legge fra seg. En forrykende historie om et vanvittig rock'n roll-liv og ikke minst, medaljens bakside.
Jorunn Omdal
19. jan. 2021
Fantastisk godt fortalt selvbiografi.
Magnus
31. aug. 2021
One of the funniest books I've ever read. Elton writes in a witty style and Taron performs it really well.
Kim
27. juli 2021
Fantastisk bra
Marita Nilssen
2. sep. 2021
En ærlig bok om oppturer og nedturer fra en legende, skrevet etter korona hadde parkert han siste world tour. ❤️ Anbefales!
Anne-Marie
22. apr. 2020
Interessant å lese denne ærlige framstillingen av et uvanlig liv. Han har likevel mye å si og gi til oss som lever litt vanligere liv. Godt lest av Taran Egerton og, og nice touch at Elton John leser forordet og etterordet selv.
Jakob Nikolai
3. juli 2020
Interessant og spennende innblikk i en for meg totalt fremmed verden. Anbefales!
Hilde
2. feb. 2021
A must read!
Anita
27. juli 2022
Really liked the reader.
Liv
1. jan. 2023
Fantastisk bok om ett utrolig liv på og av scenen. Morsomt skrevet og bra lest av skuespilleren som tross alt spilte Elton John i Rocketman.
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