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A wonderfully honest memoir and a celebration of one of the most influential women in Britain's music industry
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Jo Whiley is someone millions of us recognise but very few of us know. Jo's a mother, sister, DJ, wife and music-industry insider who throughout her career - and in an age of fleeting celebrity - has earned the respect of her peers and fans by simply being herself and for her constant enthusiasm, be it for established rock 'n roll royalty or emerging talent. For Jo Whiley, it's all about the music.
My World in Motion offers a unique opportunity to get to know the real Jo Whiley. From her musical epiphany (being carried over the crowd at a Clash concert) to when she became friends with John Peel at Glastonbury (over some very short shorts - his not hers) and interviewed Bono (surviving a power-cut on vodka). My World in Motion is an honest, funny, self-deprecating account of Jo's professional coming of age, and what it means to be a private person in a very public world.
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33 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Incarceration can be a two-sided coin. For me, the long years of solitary confinement, with only soft padded walls to provide comfort, had induced a hazy detachment from humanity. I didn't ask for release, I merely sought refuge. They said I no longer needed their strictures. I wasn't so sure. As I shuffled away from the only home I'd known in 20 years, I did not know where next to turn. I saw a bookshop. It had seats. I had never seen a bookshop with chairs. I picked up a book. It was by Jo Whiley. I had never heard of Jo Whiley. Until now, the doctors only let me to read the Bible, Proust, Plato, Nietzshe, Wittgenstein and Roger Hargreaves. This was something else. Something new. Something fresh. Jo had something that my other authors could only aspire to. Her grasp of the 'now', the very essence of existence, held me spellbound as each page opened up a vista of new possibilities to me. When security were called to help me out of the store, I wept from all orifices at the cruelty of being parted from Jo's world.
That night, I drifted between shop windows, practising the look Jo taught me from her photographs. A look I had never before seen - projecting energy, wisdom and a superiority I could only imagine. I envied her many depths, her intoxicating wealth, her unassailable security of tenure and her saucy vixenish vogue. I dreamed that one day, I might be plucked from the many hundreds of thousands of the very best and most knowledgeable and articulate music fans to speak truth to power, to offer my insights to an adoring public, to instinctively KNOW when something was 'Really Amazing', 'Unbelievable'. 'Brilliant' or just 'Amazing'. I slept in the doorway of the bookshop. I had to finish the book. Small rodents became my friends. I told them of Jo and they listened in awe and hid in my pockets to see for themselves. Then the ambulance arrived and the nurses gave me some of my special drink. And now I am back in my soft room again, grateful for the glimpse that Jo gave me.
I have been touched. I know there is an answer. I thank you Jo. For making me live again.
That night, I drifted between shop windows, practising the look Jo taught me from her photographs. A look I had never before seen - projecting energy, wisdom and a superiority I could only imagine. I envied her many depths, her intoxicating wealth, her unassailable security of tenure and her saucy vixenish vogue. I dreamed that one day, I might be plucked from the many hundreds of thousands of the very best and most knowledgeable and articulate music fans to speak truth to power, to offer my insights to an adoring public, to instinctively KNOW when something was 'Really Amazing', 'Unbelievable'. 'Brilliant' or just 'Amazing'. I slept in the doorway of the bookshop. I had to finish the book. Small rodents became my friends. I told them of Jo and they listened in awe and hid in my pockets to see for themselves. Then the ambulance arrived and the nurses gave me some of my special drink. And now I am back in my soft room again, grateful for the glimpse that Jo gave me.
I have been touched. I know there is an answer. I thank you Jo. For making me live again.
Format:Paperback
When the Show Trials for Crimes Against Pop are held at Wembley in 2013 La Willey will be the first in the Eichmann box. Mark E Smith got the measure of this one years ago.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It pains me to say this but this is the WORST audio book and biography I've ever listen too. It's like painful dull!
After listening to it fully....I dont feel I know anymore about Jo whiley than I did before.
I love Jo whiley and her show but you could learn more reading her Wiki page.
There is only a few tales in the full 3hrs CD.
Dont buy it if your a fan..
After listening to it fully....I dont feel I know anymore about Jo whiley than I did before.
I love Jo whiley and her show but you could learn more reading her Wiki page.
There is only a few tales in the full 3hrs CD.
Dont buy it if your a fan..
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fabulous
I have always been a fan of Jo Whiley, but even people who have never heard of her before but have an interest in music will absolutely love this book. Read more
Published 18 months ago by L. Mole
Jo Whiley
Absolutely love this book, repeat herself a little at times but still a really good read if you like music and Jo
Published 20 months ago by Billy
Excellent read
Love Jo on the radio, she has that unique quality of broadcaster/audience connection. Her book is an excellent read, with a very intimate look at her life with her sister. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2010 by Stephen Kirk
Amazing
As the natural successor to John Peel, Jo Whiley has been instrumental in breaking many of todays top acts. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2009 by P. Gill
Fascinating, funny and full of personality
The first impression of the book is one of overwhelming enthusiasm, spirit and personality. It's packed full of interesting and often hilarious anecdotes about the music industry... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Pewari Naan
Seen a preview copy of this...it's awful
Was sent a preview copy of this. And I have to say that it is completely awful.
From the horrendous front cover to the disappointing "ABOUT THE AUTHOR" section in the... Read more
From the horrendous front cover to the disappointing "ABOUT THE AUTHOR" section in the... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2009 by Mr. P. A. Holloway
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