THE OX: The Last of the Great Rock Stars - The Authorised Biography of The Who's John Entwhistle.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.Near MINT/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject monochrome portrait photographic front panel with b/w+red lettering,white+red letters to black spine/backstrip and subject's b/w portrait photographic rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation - wrapped and protected from day of issue/ purchase.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, navy blue cloth boards (bds) with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate navy blue endpapers (eps). UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viiipp+ 1-344pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a prologue,Pts I-III comprising 23 chapters,an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp120/21 and pp216/17 respectively, acknowledgements,a selected bibliography,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a dedication.
The definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle,The Who's legendary bass guitarist is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands,the Beatles,the Rolling Stones and the Who represent Year Zero; the beginning of all things,ground-breakers all.To that end,John Entwistle - the Who's beloved bassist - is also without question one of the most important and influential figures in the annals of rock.He is also among an even more rarefied few by virtue of his being such a fascinating,transfixing and gloriously oversized character.However,Entwistle has not been the subject of a major biography.With the full co-operation of the Entwhistle family,'The OX' will shine a long overdue light on one of the most impactful musicians in rock history.Likely,this was due to no-one being able to gain close access to the subject himself: the still in many other respects enigmatic Entwistle's enduring legacy has been carefully guarded by his surviving family.
Drawing on his own notes for an unfinished autobiography that he started before his death in 2002 (and which will be quoted from extensively),as well as his personal archives and interviews with his family and friends,The Ox will give readers a never-before-seen glimpse into the two very distinct poles of John Entwistle.On the one hand,he was the rock star incarnate,being larger than life,self-obsessed to a fault,and proudly and almost defiantly so.Extravagant with money,he famously shipped two vintage American cars across the Atlantic without having so much as a driver's license,built exponentially bigger and grandiose bars into every home he owned,and amassed an extraordinary collection of possessions,from arachnids,armor, and weaponry,to his patented Cuban-heeled boots.But beneath this fame and flutter,he was also a man of simple tastes and traditional opinions.He was a devoted father and family man who loved nothing more than to wake up to a full English breakfast, or to have a supper of fish,chips, and a pint at his local pub.
After his untimely death,many of these stories were shuttered away into the memories of his family,friends,and loved ones,but now,for the first time,'The Ox' will introduce us to the man behind the myth - the iconic and inimitable John Entwistle.
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