Take It Like A Man
The Autobiography
Published on 10. November 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-330-32362-8 (ISBN)
Description
BOY GEORGE'S BESTSELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY - HONEST, FUNNY, MOVING AND ENTERTAINING.
'Witty and outrageous' - Mail on Sunday
When he was a boy growing up in sixties London, the 'pink sheep' of his working-class Irish Catholic family, George Alan O'Dowd wanted to be like Shirley Bassey. He got a lot more than he bargained for.
When new wave arrived, Boy George became a star. As the glamorous, androgenous lead singer of Culture Club, he became a media darling and pop icon, winning Grammys and BRIT Awards.
And then came drugs, addiction and a spectacular fall from grace.
In Take it Like a Man, George tells the story of the crazy highs and desperate lows - from his relationship with Culture Club's Jon Moss and friendship with Fat Tony, hilarious encounters with stars like Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and George Michael, and the family struggles, the despair of withdrawal and the journey back to health and sobriety.
Told in his own intimate, hilarious style, this a racy, pacy page-turner from a music legend.
'If there's another book that can top it for bitchiness, sex, glamour, fame and heartache, then Jackie Collins must be the author' - Q
'Witty and outrageous' - Mail on Sunday
When he was a boy growing up in sixties London, the 'pink sheep' of his working-class Irish Catholic family, George Alan O'Dowd wanted to be like Shirley Bassey. He got a lot more than he bargained for.
When new wave arrived, Boy George became a star. As the glamorous, androgenous lead singer of Culture Club, he became a media darling and pop icon, winning Grammys and BRIT Awards.
And then came drugs, addiction and a spectacular fall from grace.
In Take it Like a Man, George tells the story of the crazy highs and desperate lows - from his relationship with Culture Club's Jon Moss and friendship with Fat Tony, hilarious encounters with stars like Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and George Michael, and the family struggles, the despair of withdrawal and the journey back to health and sobriety.
Told in his own intimate, hilarious style, this a racy, pacy page-turner from a music legend.
'If there's another book that can top it for bitchiness, sex, glamour, fame and heartache, then Jackie Collins must be the author' - Q
Reviews / Votes
Candid and entertaining . . . his public image was wildly at odds with his private self, the self that was living fabulously and wildly * The Times * If there's another book that can top it for bitchiness, sex, glamour, fame and heartache, then Jackie Collins must be the author * Q * The book is good-humoured and often very funny, even about the most harrowing days of his drug addiction -- Lynn Barber * Telegraph * Touchingly, at the centre of this creation, you find an insecure bruiser of a guy, built like a bricklayer and yet cooler than any royal blue-blood. You'll not read a more astonishing music biography this year * NME * A fascinating insight into the intolerable pressures and temptations of stardom * Daily Mail * Required reading * Time Out *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
733 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-32362-8 (9780330323628)
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Persons
Boy George rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of Culture Club. The band sold over 150 million records worldwide, with hit singles including 'Karma Chameleon' and 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me'. George reformed the group in 2018, when they released a new album called Life and toured internationally. As a solo performer, George has found success as a singer, actor, artist, fashion designer and DJ. He appeared in ITV's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2022.