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SIGNED ~Scattershot : Life, Music, Elton, and Me by Bernie Taupin ~HCDJ
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Personalize
- No
- Signed By
- Bernie Taupin
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Inscribed
- No
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9780306828676
- Book Title
- Scattershot : Life, Music, Elton, and Me
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Music
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
About this product
Product Information
** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, the lyrical master and long-time collaborator of Elton John "I loved writing, I loved chronicling life and every moment I was cogent, sober, or blitzed, I was forever feeding off my surroundings, making copious notes as ammunition for future compositions. . . . The thing is good, bad, or indifferent I never stopped writing, it was as addictive as any drug." 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 Rocketman ) and even John's own autobiography, Me . But Taupin, a famously private person, has kept his own account of their adventures close to his chest, until now. Written with honesty and candor, Scattershot 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 infectious energy that only a vivid songwriter's prose could offer. From his childhood in the East Midlands of England whose imagination was sparked and forever informed by the distinctly American mythopoetics of country music and cowboy culture, to the glittering, star-studded fishbowl of '70s and '80s Beverly Hills, Scattershot is simultaneously a Tom Jones- like picaresque journey across a landscape of unforgettable characters, as well as a striking, first-hand account of a creative era like no other and one man's experience at the core of it. An exciting, multi-decade whirlwind told in a non-linear yet grounded narrative, Scattershot whizzes around the world as we ride shotgun with Bernie on his extraordinary life. We visit Los Angeles with him and Elton on the cusp of global fame. We spend time with him in Australia almost in residency at an infamous rock 'n' roll hotel in an endless blizzard of drugs. And we spend late, late night hours with John Lennon, with Bob Marley, and hanging with Frank Sinatra. And beyond the world of popular music, we witness memorable encounters with writers like Graham Greene, painters like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, and scores of notable misfits, miscreants, eccentrics, and geniuses, known and unknown. Even if they're not famous in their own right, they are stars on the page, and we discover how they inspired the indelible lyrics to songs such as "Tiny Dancer," "Candle in the Wind," "Bennie and The Jets," and so many more. Unique and utterly compelling, Scattershot will transport the reader across the decades and around the globe, along the way meeting some of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century, and into the vivid imaginings of one of music's most legendary lyricists.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306828677
ISBN-13
9780306828676
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27058798879
Product Key Features
Book Title
Scattershot : Life, Music, Elton, and Me
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml423.T187a3 2023
Reviews
"I simply wouldn't write songs without Bernie Taupin. I've read every word he's ever written and there could never be enough of them to satiate my need for Bernie's way of seeing the world. Scattershot , though, is a lifting of the veil, as beautifully written as it is honest and rugged. Reading this book brought me face to face with who he truly is: an empathic genius who speaks to the everyman."-- Brandi Carlile, A NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller Best Classic Bands, "Best Music Books of 2023" Town & Country , "Must-Read Books of Fall 2023" AudioFile, EarPhones Award Winner Cleveland.com, "The Season's Top Music Books"
Lccn
2023-939575
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20230829
Illustrated
Yes
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