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Midge Ure is one of the most successful and innovative musicians of the last 25 years. With his band Ultravox, Midge consistently combined massive popular chart success with crediblitly, influence and respect.
On 25 November 1984, Midge spearheaded one of pop music's most historic events when 36 artists, collectively known as Band Aid, recorded 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', a song Midge had written with Bob Geldof in response to the famine in Ethiopia. Produced by Midge, the single sold over 3 million copies in the UK and led to Live Aid, the 1985 concert which featured the world's greatest music acts and raised millions for charity.
In 2004, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was back at the top of the charts and in 2005 a global audience watched the world's biggest artists at the Live 8 concerts.
In this fully updated edition, Midge Ure candidly gives his side of the story of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 and talks honestly about his rise to fame and his collaborations with some of the greatest figures in music.
If I Was... is a true testament to the talent and energy of a man who remains as vibrant today as when he first set out to become a musician twenty years ago.
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Midge Ure is one of the most successful and innovative musicians of the last 25 years. With his band Ultravox, Midge consistently combined massive popular chart success with credibility, influence and respect.
On 25 November 1984, Midge spearheaded one of pop music's most historic events when 36 artists, collectively known as Band Aid, recorded 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', a song Midge had written with Bob Geldof in response to the famine in Ethiopia. Produced by Midge, the single sold over 3 million copies in the UK and led to Live Aid, the 1985 concert which featured the world's greatest music acts and raised millions for charity.
In 2004, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was back at the top of the charts and in 2005 a global audience watched the world's biggest artists at the Live 8 concerts.
In this fully updated edition, Midge Ure candidly gives his side of the story of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 and talks honestly about his rise to fame and his collaborations with some of the greatest figures in music.
If I Was... is a true testament to the talent and energy of a man who remains as vibrant today as when he first set out to become a musician twenty years ago.
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What drew me to Ure's music more than 20 years ago was a sense of his innate gentleness and unceasing self-reflection. On all of his CDs, striving to be a "better man" is an often-heard theme. Ure's book explains how he changed from someone to whom "better" meant more successful in the music industry to a man to whom it means something both physical and spiritual. It was especially hard for me, as a life-long fan, to read of his recent battles with alcoholism. Even from a fan's distance, in the last few years it was clear that something was wrong with Midge; I thank him for being so honest about his illness in his book.
After years of trying to read Midge Ure through his lyrics and whatever press interviews I came across, it is fantastic to learn what has shaped him, what guides him, and where he sees himself going now. "If I was" far surpasses others of similar type.
MIdge ure is probably one of the most underrated musicians of the past 35 years..........everybody will know one of his songs, one way or another....they might not know it at first...but ...One has only got to mention " Do they know its Christmas "
This book is: First of all very well written......not a tell tale book by any standard....but a very honest ( any way thats impression one gets ) account of a very gifted singer/songwriter !
BUY THIS BOOK !
It's not about sex drugs & rock 'n roll but about Midge's life both on and offstage, it is not sensationalistic... Read more
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