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Summary: As An Entertaining as His Music
Review: "Somebody, Someday" is wonderful autobiography and travelogue. Robbie Williams, one of the biggest pop stars on the planet except in the United States, and Mark McCrum takes us on a yeaer-long journey through the ups and downs of Robbie's life. We get to see the ugly moments that inspires his introspective, self-effacing, and witty music. These moments are offered up forthrightly and honestly without the sense that he is fishing for pity. It's a good and solid read even if you're not a Robbie fan.
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Summary: An Honest and Interesting Autobiographical Look at..
Review: .. Robbie Williams.Ok, I probably review way too many RW items on Amazon, but he is truly a unique talent and someone I wish was more popular in the US. His talent and unique blend of pop/rock & R&B influences and is such a nice break from formatted pre-teen pop. That said, this book is no less interesting than the music. Robbie is not afraid to let it all show, for good or for bad. He openly admits to having demons that other artists spend a fortune trying to hide from the media behind a wall of publicist double-talk and blatant lies. There is a movie version of this out in the UK at the moment, and I'm hoping that it will at least make it to Canada on DVD so that those of us fans stateside can purchase a copy. I highly recommend this book if you're a fan and want to get to know more about RW.
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Summary: At last a really great read!
Review: After reading McCrum superb biography of the Clown Prince of Pop I am genuinely astonished that this book has not been made into a film or won the Booker Prize.
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Summary: Not as good as the first official book
Review: Although this book was good it was no where near as good as the first official book "let me entertain you". The book follows Robbie and friends around while on tour and has some great bits about Robbie himself but i was a bit dissapointed to find that the book is alot of the time about his band and management instead of him. Although that is not a *bad* thing, i really just expected it to be more about the great Mr. Williams himself, i didn't purchase the book to read the life story of people in his management (although they were very sad and touching storys)! A good book but could have been better.
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Summary: Not as good as the first official book
Review: Although this book was good it was no where near as good as the first official book "let me entertain you". The book follows Robbie and friends around while on tour and has some great bits about Robbie himself but i was a bit dissapointed to find that the book is alot of the time about his band and management instead of him. Although that is not a *bad* thing, i really just expected it to be more about the great Mr. Williams himself, i didn't purchase the book to read the life story of people in his management (although they were very sad and touching storys)! A good book but could have been better.
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Summary: Honest and Interesting
Review: Everyone knows who "Robbie" is, it was nice to get a look at "Rob". This book takes away some of the aura of stardom that surrounds "Robbie the pop Icon" and shows you his human side. Excellent read!
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: Everyone should run out and get this book! What can I say?? ... from cover to cover this is pure Robbie. Can't wait for the follow-up.
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Summary: UK New Book
Review: If you want a better book on Robbie, you can buy Robbie Williams: Biography by Sean Smith. Amazon.co.uk has it
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Summary: Not what you think, but enough to stir your curiosity
Review: Living in the States, I find it next to impossible to get my hands on any legitimate news or information about Robbie Williams. Only recently a fan, I have been fascinated by his on-stage presence and consequently curious to discover what might be at its source. 'Somebody Someday' I don't think was ever intended to be a full-fledged biography. It is instead a running commentary by journalist Mark McCrum who joined Williams on his European 'Sermon On the Mount' tour from late 2000 thru early 2001. Indeed, it is for all practical purposes the literary companion to the video documentary for those same shows, entitled 'Nobody Someday.' Therefore, although it provides occasional vignettes about Robbie's past as well as those of his crew and managers, it is more often a description of the events sourounding the tour. The book is more reactive than insightful, but that is for the better; there are few if any platitudes and virtually no excuses for what the author witnesses. The narrative also moves quickly and is so true to what occurred that I actually began to feel the rigors of the hectic schedule. To that end, there are vivid portraits of just how unglamorous life 'on the road' can be, despite the girls, the glitz and the excitement (including a description of the life-threatening incident in which Williams is thrown off stage at a German concert by a crazed fan). The author occasionally splices in bits from the interviews he has with Robbie, but it is not a comprehensive life story of the megastar as much as it is about him in the moment. Given that this time coincided with yet another attempt by Williams to swear off drugs and alcohol, there are no outlandish scenes of destruction or debauchery that were known to characterize other times in his life. If anything, after the author briefly recounts some regrettable incidents in the past, you hear how Robbie is successfully fighting to stay sober. In fact, that item is part of a larger underlying theme that slowly emerges: it is that Robbie is coming of age. Starting out with a show for a German Bank group in London, he is cynical and frustrated, but by tour's end, he has become less troubled, more grateful for his good fortune, and more enthusiastic about being a performer. He can more easily reconcile Rob, the private person, with Robbie, the musical celebrity. However contrived that transformation may have been, McCrum seems to provide his honest impressions, and in the end, this was an interesting read. For a guy like me who knew virtually nothing about Robbie Williams two months ago, it also serves as a practical introduction to the pop phenomenon (before March 2004, I had never heard of him or Take That or Rock DJ or -get the picture?). It doesn't answer all the questions, but I recommend it if you want to begin to become familiar with this enigmatic performer from the UK. Having done that, I submit that you'll probably realize you still don't know him at all.
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Summary: Best of Robbie
Review: This book is a must-have, an absolute must-have for a Robbie Williams fan. The photos are some of the best I've seen of him, and Robbie's humor and honesty make it a delightful read. With so few resources available out there for an American Robbie fan, this one is invaluable. What a great Amazon.com purchase it was!
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