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That's Me in the Corner: Adventures of an Ordinary Boy in a Celebrity World (Paperback)

by Andrew Collins (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Time Out Group Ltd (3 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091897866
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091897864
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 66,246 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Q Magazine, June 2007
'all recounted in a wittily self-deprecating style. As good an
insight into magazine life as you'll get.'

Hot Stars, 5 May 2007
'Film critic Andrew Collins takes us on an amusing journey of how
he got to where he is today - from working in a supermarket to sipping
champers with the stars. Entertaining from start to finish.'


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars oh no it isn't..., 16 Jul 2008
By Robert Machin (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's Me in the Corner: Adventures of an Ordinary Boy in a Celebrity World (Paperback)
Couldn't help feeling that the theme of this book and the reality of Andrew Collins' life seem somewhat at odds; although he sets out to describe the party from the point of view of the ordinary boy in the kitchen, his CV suggests a rather different location. Self-deprecation is all very commendable but smacks rather more of false modesty as he moves from one high profile editorship to another, taking leading roles in many of the biggest and best-loved publications of the 80s and 90s and then going on to what would, by most yardsticks, count as a pretty successful career in media and entertainment. Not quite the shrinking violet, one suspects.

Highly readable for the most part, however, particularly in his attempts to break into the music press (a dream shared by many who grew up in the 70s regarding the NME as a Bible which arrived in weekly instalments), and worth the admission price for that alone.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The best mate I never had, 15 May 2007
By N. Brett (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This is the latest (third) part of the author's autobiography. Having enjoyed all three, I feel as if I know Mr Collins all my life. It is only in this latest instalment that he moves from the ordinary to a variety of jobs at NME, the BBC, Radio 1, Empire magazine and Radio Times, but we feel pleased for him because we feel we know him and deep down is an ordinary fan boy like the rest of us.

The focus here is work related, very little about relationships, marriage, family etc and it would have been nice to have a flavour.

He writes with ease and with a wry look at himself and the people around him and never takes himself seriously. It's astonishing that someone can have produced a three-part biography at the age of forty without being overly famous!

If I met him in a pub, I'd buy him a pint because I feel I've known him all his life and that is the essence of his books, you feel you have grown up with him.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars That's Him In The Spotlight, 7 May 2007
Expert tactician that I am, I have been patiently waiting for Andrew Collins to get his first two volumes of his autobiography out of the way, and get round to writing this book.

As an admirer of his work at, variously but by no means exclusively, Radio 1 (with Stuart Maconie), Q (as both editor and otherwise), Empire, Radio 4 and Word Magazine, not to mention co-writing the best BBC1 sit-com in years "Not Going Out", I have been looking forward to reading for the story behind the scenes with some patience.

And thankfully Andrew has not disappointed. I intended this to be my Bank Holiday Weekend reading, but, able to put it down but not wanting to, I finished it by Saturday evening. And as this volume brings matters up to date, I was forced to conclude that a further book was unlikely to be forthcoming by Bank Holiday Monday.

I loved it. Great read. Very funny. What am I going to read now ?
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5.0 out of 5 stars 3rd great book in this series
This is the 3rd book in the series about Andrew's life and brings us (almost) up to date. It's another very enjoyable, well written, interesting and funny look at his mainly... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. L. C. Miller

3.0 out of 5 stars Not that funny for a comedy writer
I am of a similar vintage to Andrew Collins so I was looking forward to reading this book. But I found it a bit disappointing. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Grover Netzer

1.0 out of 5 stars Really dull
Basically just a list of Andrew Collin's jobs.

Thrill as Andrew has two weeks off from editing Q with the flu! Read more
Published 10 months ago by dangerkid2

2.0 out of 5 stars Shame..
I was really disappointed in this, after thoroughly enjoying Andrews other books. I think it's because he moved away from music (and therefore musical references) and into comedy... Read more
Published 11 months ago by DSH

5.0 out of 5 stars An insight into the fascinating career of Andrew Collins
I loved this book. I hadn't read his first two before buying 'That's Me in the Corner' - it didn't matter. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Amelie Austin

4.0 out of 5 stars That's him for now.
I have thoroughly enjoyed all 3 of his memoirs.His first 2 books could easily have been me growing up in the 70s and 80s and had a real everyman feel about them. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. M. Broad

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Ever wondered how you go from a Saturday job in Sainsbury's to hanging out with celebrities on a yacht at the Cannes Film Festival? Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2007 by IP Sanders

5.0 out of 5 stars Comfortably the best of the trilogy.
I had keenly and enthusiastically read the first two volumes of autobiography, enjoying the journey from 'gimmick' (refreshing antidote to the swathes of tiresome abusive... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2007 by Matthew Nichols

4.0 out of 5 stars What I was waiting for
Having worked in the magazine industry as a freelance writer for years I was really looking forward to the release of 'That's Me in the Corner'. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Alan Emmins

5.0 out of 5 stars Another exciting episode in the life on my favourite polymath...
Stoic, calm, reasonable, with a basic bedrock of optimism in human nature. That's how Andrew Collins describes himself. Read more
Published on 8 May 2007 by S. P. Moses

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