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I bought this when it was first released and read it within two days but decided to give it a bit of time before I reviewed it to ensure I was being fair to the text.
So where to start? The start, I guess!
The book follows the usual music biography format with an anecdote to kick it off followed by a jump to childhood and then a standard plodding chronological order.
The stories about growing up in Birmingham were great for me as that is where I grew up too so I could really relate but I wonder how interesting it would be to someone who had not experienced that kind of heavy industry-influenced, poverty-ridden, immigrant-status start to life...
There are some great little stories in there but like most musician autobiographies, it suffers from being far too short, merely skimming over the surface rather than getting into the juicy details.
There is content missed out (ie, the real battles Tony had with Ozzy and Sharon) and I am convinced there were a lot better tales left out than included...
The most interesting part for me was Tony's take on Cozy Powell's death. Tony obviously holds Shari firmly to blame for the accident and it makes me wonder how many more of Cozy's friends feel that way. She played the role of the grieving widow very well but there was so much more to that day than we will ever know...
Getting back to the book, though. It IS very good. It gives you a good introduction but I would love to see it expanded upon as I am sure Tony has much more to offer.
How about a blog, Tone?!!
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