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Grumpy Old Rock Star is a collection of never-before-told stories from Rick Wakeman's amazing life, from ordering a curry on-stage to how he ended up with the earth from around Che Guevara's body in his shed.
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Around about August 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son. They named him Richard, but he quickly became known as Rick.
Rick was a likeable little fellow who had a talent for the piano and for making trouble. Music became Rick's life - he joined a popular music group called Yes and became a legend. Much later he became a Grumpy Old Man who appears on Countdown, hosts a hugely popular radio show on Planet Rock and performs a one-man show telling stories about his rather extraordinary life.
Which is where this book you are holding comes in. Mr Wakeman is simply one of the great storytellers of our age - let's face it, he has some fabulous material. It seemed a shame that some of the funniest yarns should not be more widely known. So he accepted some cash and here we are.
Curl up by the fire with a Grumpy Old Rock Star and your nearest and dearest. We defy you not to want to read it aloud and laugh.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this one cover to cover and laughed all the way through.
Wakeman is a great story teller.This is a man who could keep you
entertained not only by his maestro musical status but his sheer talent
in writing entertaining books.
The book shows a side of Wakeman most people don't know.
He often appears unapproachable when performing behind his banks of keyboards,
He appears to be a down to earth person who would light up a room whith his
fun loving and charming personality.
Wakeman is a great story teller.This is a man who could keep you
entertained not only by his maestro musical status but his sheer talent
in writing entertaining books.
The book shows a side of Wakeman most people don't know.
He often appears unapproachable when performing behind his banks of keyboards,
He appears to be a down to earth person who would light up a room whith his
fun loving and charming personality.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
From the first chapter about the "Russian Dolls", its just a rollercoaster of laugh out loud yarns. Loved it, and like the previous reviewer, I cant wait for the next book to arrive.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
just like to say it was a really good read and i cant wait for the next book.thanks Rick it was great.
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Very funny read
This is an excellent written book .It is funny and informative so you will never get bored with Rick's adventures. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Alien
This won't keep you awake, man
If you did not know that rock stars in the seventies and eighties drank a lot, travelled a lot and smoked a lot and made a lot of money then this could be just the book for you. Read more
Published 17 months ago by barbicandy
Interesting and a good quick read
I got this book for my other half as we both remembered Rick Wakeman's funny stories as a raconteur, and I said I had read an autobiography that had funny stories in by Rick. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Fairy Godmother
another great read
Having purchased Rick's second book first I coudn't wait to get this one and it has proved to be even funnier than his second book.All the humour and pathos is there in abundance. Read more
Published 19 months ago by geolegg
Grumpy Old Genius
Good ol Rick! Just as funny as he is in the Grumpy TV series. 'All hoodies should be shot on sight he recently proclaimed' Easy to read, gallops along. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Stephen George Newman
Tales of Rock n' Roll and (more often than not) flatulence
Wakeman is a brilliant story teller and, with decades of the rock n roll life under his belt, plenty of hilarious stories to tell. Read more
Published 21 months ago by jcmacc
Great as great is.
Rick Wakeman is a musician who can bring you in another dimension just by telling a story or even just an anecdote.. Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by C. van Schuerbeck
Brilliant !
This has to be one of the funniest books I've read in a long time.
Some of the stories that Rick mentions defy belief. Read more
Some of the stories that Rick mentions defy belief. Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by Jeremy Brett
Rollicking good fun!
Fantastic wee book that's crammed full of fun and "laugh out loud" moments. The trumpet player with the "trouser accident" yarn had me in stitches (almost had a trouser accident... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by Baldy Dave
All froth & no substance
I was expecting a good laugh, but it was more of a crooked forced smile. The tales from the road were average, certainly not in 'The Dirt' mold (Motley Crue). Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2010 by R. I. Allix
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