Scattershot

Life, Music, Elton and Me

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<p>*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*<br><br>*A Times Best Music Book of 2023*<br><br><b>'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' -Elton John</b><br><br><b>'Every page of <i>Scattershot</i> is a delight, a joy, a name-dropper fan's delight. Divine. I couldn't put it down.' -Pete Townshend</b><br><br><b>'Hilarious and so emotionally true, <i>Scattershot</i> is like a letter from a cherished friend. You'll want to keep it close, so you can read it again and again.' -Cameron Crowe</b><br><br><b>'Touching. Charming. Humble. Witty. And exquisitely written. Taupin's words need no musical accompaniment. They sing with a poets voice.' -Gary Oldman</b><br><br><b>'Eloquent and inspiring' -Robert Hilburn, author of <i>Johnny Cash: The Life</i></b><br><br><b>'A funny, zippy narrative' -<i>MOJO</i></b><br><br><b>'An entertaining ride that doesn't spare the horses' -<i>RTE Guide</i></b><br><br><b>'Sharply written' -<i>The Independent</i></b><br><b><br>'Self deprecating and refreshingly honest' - <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>'Brilliant memoir' <i>Daily Express</i></b><br><br>This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary, half-century-and-counting creative relationship has been chronicled in biopics (like 2019's <i>Rocketman</i>) and even John's own autobiography, <i>Me</i>. But Taupin, a famously private person, has kept his own account of their adventures close to his chest, until now.<br><br>Written with honesty and candour,<i> Scatterhot</i> allows the reader to witness events unfolding from Taupin's singular perspective, sometimes front and center, sometimes from the edge, yet always described vibrantly, with an infectio

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781800960787

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

31 x 156 x 236 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Monoray