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"No, non sono ancora morto" è l'autobiografia sincera, ironica e senza filtri di Phil Collins: le canzoni e i concerti, i successi e i fiaschi, l'ascesa al top delle classifiche e nei titoli dei giornali. Collins è uno dei pochissimi artisti ad aver venduto oltre cento milioni di dischi, ma, pur appartenendo da tempo all'aristocrazia del pop, non ha mai perso la capacità di scrivere canzoni in grado di arrivare al cuore degli ascoltatori di tutto il mondo. La sua è la storia di una carriera leggendaria: seduto dietro un tamburo prima ancora di imparare a camminare, dopo la gavetta negli squallidi ma elettrizzanti locali della Swinging London degli anni Sessanta Collins diventò il batterista dei Genesis. Più tardi, con il congedo di Peter Gabriel dal gruppo, si sarebbe guadagnato la luce dei riflettori imponendosi come cantante, e avrebbe raggiunto fama mondiale come solista e compositore con l'uscita di "Face Value" e "In the Air Tonight". Che si tratti di partecipare a una jam session con Eric Clapton o con Robert Plant, di mettere insieme una big band con Tony Bennett come frontman, di esibirsi due volte nello stesso giorno al Live Aid o di comporre della musica per il blockbuster disneyano "Tarzan", premio Oscar alla migliore colonna sonora, Collins mantiene sempre un rapporto intimo con la propria musica, e la sua capacità di raccontare, con le note e con le parole, coglie sempre nel segno.
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- Pagine: 441
- Data di uscita: 31-10-2016
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Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins is a 2016 Crown Archetype publication. My luck with rock memoirs this year has been lukewarm at best. I’ve been disappointed, or unimpressed or bored to tears for the most part, with only one or two exceptions. So, being a huge fan of Genesis and Phil Collins, I was a li Leggi tutto
I have had a lot of great luck with music autobiographies lately. This was way more interesting than I expected it to be and it was a joy listening to Phil Collins tell his story as the narrator for the audiobook. While not a mega-fan, I have enjoyed Phil Collins’s music since the 1980s. I remember t Leggi tutto
Be it known by one and all that I'm a HUGE fan!!! :-) "Music made me, but it also unmade me." Santa Claus gives a three-year-old Phillip David Charles Collins (better known as the amazingly talented Phil Collins) a toy drum set. The rest is history! This book offers a nice glimpse of Phil Collins'
This is a great read by a musician and actor who´s seen it all over the course of his career. The story is nicely told - streaked, like the man himself, with self-doubt and insecurity. It goes to prove that we´re all prisoners of our personalities, which is both sad and comforting. Phil Collins has, Leggi tutto
I am certainly in the right age group to enjoy this book, and listening to Phil Collins narrate his own story was very enteraining. I liked the humor very much and the way he is so down-to-earth, but the stories of the rich and famous are simply not my cup of tea. The name-dropping didn't mean much
Phil Collins tells his life story as he would put it, “warts and all”. It is a fascintating, touching, funny and sad read showing how his dedication to his career resulted in domestic disharmony and ultimately psychological issues, alcoholism and failing health. A man who could do no wrong in the 19 Leggi tutto
Full review at: Phil Collins came out with his memoir, Not Dead Yet, this fall, joining a crop of rock bios that have been getting a lot of attention recently. I was a big Genesis/Phil Collins fan back in the 80s, so I was excited to get my hands on Not Dead Yet. It opens with his early days in suburb Leggi tutto
So, let me preface this review with the fact that i am a HUGE Genesis fan and that Phil Collins is one of my all-time favorite drummers. However, I didn't have high expectations for this book, since many musician/celebrity autobiographies tend to be a lot of humdrum "look at me, I'm a star" or a bun Leggi tutto
Insightful read and cautionary tale with a healthy dose of humor This struck me as a very insightful and honest memoir. I learned a great deal about Mr. Collins, his birth family, his wives, his children, and his friends and/or peers. Mr. Collins has some great gifts for writing. I especially appreci Leggi tutto
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