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Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend

by Tony Fletcher

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ISBN13: 9780380788279
ISBN10: 0380788276
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Keith Moon was the bad boy of rock & roll, the most manic member of an aggressive and fabulously successful band, a full-throttle hedonist who lived at the center of an unending party. He was also a musical genius who inspired whole generations of artists, a generous friend to nearly everyone who crossed his path, a guileless man of immense personal charm to whom the sweetest sound on earth was surf music.A generation after his death, Moon is still revered as the greatest drummer in rock history and the single wildest personality in an age of pop excess. Here is the truth behind the legend, the result of more than three years of research in which music journalist Tony Fletcher interviewed dozens of Moon's friends, colleagues, and associates. The result is an instant classic that brilliantly illuminates both the tender and self-destructive sides of this singular personality. This is the story of one of the most outrageous rock stars ever born — and Moon is one of the greatest rock biographies ever written.

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More than 20 years after his death, Keith Moon of The Who is widely regarded as the greatest drummer in rock history and the wildest personality in an age of pop excess. Fletcher reveals the truth behind the legend--the result of more than three years of research. Three 8-page photo inserts.

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Tony Fletcher, who was born in Yorkshire, England, almost the exact week Keith Moon joined the band that would become the Who, still treasures the great drummer's autograph on a 1978 issue of the magazine Jamming!, which he started as a schoolboy in London. In the several lifetimes since, Fletcher has written books on R.E.M. and Echo and the bunnymen, contributed to magazines, newspapers, and television shows all over the world, and worked extensively as a DJ and A&R consultant. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and young son.

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foxes, November 27, 2007 (view all comments by foxes)
Tony Fletcher is a wonderful author. Again, this Keith book was well put together with lots of information about the guy we call "Moon the Loon."
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380788279
Author:
Fletcher, Tony
Publisher:
It Books
Author:
Trump, Donald J.
Author:
Neville, Miranda
Author:
by Tony Fletcher
Author:
Zanker, Bill
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Rock
Subject:
Rock
Subject:
Rock musicians
Subject:
Who (musical group)
Subject:
Composers & Musicians
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rock
Subject:
Rock musicians -- England.
Subject:
Musicians -- England.
Subject:
Motivational
Subject:
Romance - Historical
Subject:
Biography-Composers and Musicians
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series Volume:
99/37
Publication Date:
20000931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
624
Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 1.21 in 21.76 oz

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"Synopsis" by , More than 20 years after his death, Keith Moon of The Who is widely regarded as the greatest drummer in rock history and the wildest personality in an age of pop excess. Fletcher reveals the truth behind the legend--the result of more than three years of research. Three 8-page photo inserts.
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