Me Library Binding – Large Print, 6 November 2019

Amazing ❤️

Excelente libro. Llegó antes de lo esperado y en perfecto estado.

Sir Elton John ha debido de rodearse de un excelente grupo de asesores literarios (also known as"ghostwriters") porque le ha salido un libro de memorias, ME, excelente. Muy ameno y tirando a divertido, las memorias están escritas en un English de lectura fácil y exento de complejidad. Amazon me ha enviado la versión USA/Tapa dura con impresión nítida y tamaño de letra idóneo. Encantado con la compra y el rápido envío.

I originally rated this book four stars and a month or so later, decided it was without a doubt a five star read. I kept recommending it and thinking about it and loving on Elton’s infectious and unique personality. I watched the movie "Rocketman" and kept adding details where I thought they glossed over and narrated to my husband as we watched (haha sorry husband!) and it made me realize how much his book stuck with me. Then we saw his concert which was phenomenal and now I just can’t get enough Elton in my life which tells me this book deserves ALL THE STARS!!!!Read the official autobiography: ✅Watch ‘Rocketman’: ✅See Elton John LIVE on his official farewell tour!: ✅“When you reminisce about the good old days, you naturally see it all through rose-tinted spectacles. In my case in particular, I think that’s forgivable, because I probably was literally wearing rose-tinted spectacles at the time, with flashing lights and ostrich feathers attached to them. But if you end up convincing yourself that everything in the past was better than it is now, you might as well give up writing music and retire.”This was marvelous. What an unapologetic, authentic, entertaining autobiography. I literally laughed out loud on more than a few occasions and even shed a few tears.I only wish I was more familiar with artists from the 1960s and 1970s so I could have had more context. I think for anyone who grew up listening to Elton and his peers, and even if you didn’t, this book will blow you away.Here’s hoping our show isn’t a “very occasional” one ☺️“I’ve played with my childhood heroes and some of the greatest artists in the history of music; I’ve played with people who were so hopeless they had no business being onstage and I’ve played with a group of male strippers dressed as Cub Scouts. I’ve done gigs dressed as a woman, a cat, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, a Ruritanian general, a musketeer, a pantomime dame and, very occasionally, I’ve played gigs dressed like a normal human being.

Très bon livre. Je l’ai lu en deux soirs. Quelle belle histoire, on reconnaît bien le style d’Elton John et même si on connaît déjà son histoire, on apprend des détails qu’on aurait pas eu sur Google ! J’adore !

ME: Elton John.I have hardly read any books on Music or Musicians…though I have a more than passing interest in Music . The only book I read before was ‘Across the Universe’ by Ajay Bose which covered the Beatles’ disastrous trip to Rishikesh to discover their soul, spirituality and sense thru Mahesh Yogi.Elton John always fascinated me. Other than his outstanding writing , composing and singing talent ( sorry McCartney and Lennon fans), his life was an open book and the many diverse charities that he founded and funded, always was an inspiration. I realized that there is more to this legend who has been on top of his game for almost half a century unlike his counterparts who just enjoy a brief incandescence with fame….other than the stories of his drug and alcohol addition and his sexuality.At 70 plus ( compared to as lot of other legends of Rock, he had a career spanning almost 5 decades1) and still partly active and having achieved all that can be achieved in multiple lifetimes, Elton John takes an indulgent look at his life’s journey and bares it all in his trademark deprecatory way.. The original Reginald Dwight, from a council house on Pinner Road, backed by a God gifted talent which was honed later ( he is a certified trained Piano player) to the stratospheric levels of success and fame, schmoozing with Royalty ( every knows of his friendship with Princess Diana but he was pally with the rest of the royalty with the Queen mother visiting his home) and the rich and mighty in the world of music, Hollywood and politics is an interesting read.Sir Elton ( Yes…he was Knighted too) bares it all….his uneasy relationship with his parents, discovering his sexuality, picking up men and not always succeeding, his days on coke and alcohol, his coming clean ( for more than 35 years now), his shopping disorders, fatherhood now…..and a slightly more relaxed life bringing up his 2 children and a steady life with David Furnish, his partner.Elton John is a winner in many ways…..while coke and alcohol finished the lives of many great talented musicians ( think Elvis, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, David Bowie et al), he fought back, came out clean and also spreads the message. His support for charities eradicating AIDS have raised more than half a billion dollars in the last 10-15 years…don’t think any other musician comes close to his contribution to charity.The book is also a story of the evolution of Pop and Rock Music. So every famous musician, makes an appearance whom he has encountered during his long and distinguished career makes an appearance in the book…be it Lennon, Dylan, Springsteen, Billy Joel, Tina Turner…and many more who defined the Rock industry for the last 50 years..and the nuggets are interesting and well worth recollecting.Amongst the legends, he is one of the few who stayed clear of politics most of the time….be it Vietnam or Communism unlike Lennon, Cat Stevens, Springsteen and Dylan…who dabbled it in and also let it influence their music…his music, mostly folksy and simple and straight from the heart…of love, longing and the heart breaks that follow.I wish there was more in the book on the music making process and greater detail on at least the most memorable songs of his ( though the Diana version of ‘Candle in the Wind’ is discussed in detail)…..but possibly there is a reason….he doesn’t take his greatness seriously and wanted to tell us a simple story…of a suburban lower middle class British boy who did well ( make it exceedingly well please!) ….and his eventful and tumultuous journey….and the joys and heartaches that accompanied it. The book is more on Sir Elton the person…than the entertainment legend he was( or is ?).You do not need to be interested in music to enjoy this book….go for it….it will tell you that talent when honed well…and where it takes you…will rate it in the same league as two other sportsmen’s autobiographies that I thoroughly enjoyed…in terms of the candor and honesty that went into the writing…Open by Andre Agassi and No Spin by Sharne Warne.