Keith Moon was more than just rocks greatest drummer; he was also its greatest character and wildest party animal. Fuelled by vast quantities of drink; drugs; insecurities and confusion; Moon destroyed everything with gleeful abandon: drum kits; houses; cars; hotels; relationships and; finally; himself. In Dear Boy; Tony Fletcher has captured lightning in a bottle ndash; the essence of a totally incorrigible yet uniquely generous boy who never grew up; and who changed the lives of all who knew him. From a life distorted by myths of debauchery and comic anarchy; Fletcher has created a searingly personal portrait of the rock legend. From over 100 first-hand interviews; he traces with deadly accuracy Moons remarkable journey from his working-class Northwest London childhood; through the Whos glory years to the California high-life and a terrible; premature death. Here too are fascinating insights into the history of the Who and the emergent British pop culture revolution of post-war years. Keith Moon was one of the shock troops of that revolution: the worlds greatest rock drummer; a phenomenal character and an extravagant hell-raiser who ndash; in a final; uncharacteristic act of grace ndash; actually did die before he got old.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. very goodBy Enrica Dal ZioA very deep and concrete professional text. Very good and useful for Actors. Clown. improvisators and theater teacher. The structure of the chapters it is also very good and meaningful.1 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Never read past first 20 pagesBy Catherine RuckertPurchased book because of academic requirements. Not what I needed. Neither enjoyable nor useful. I wouldnt recommend this to anyone except the authors mother. and then only after a stiff gin and tonic.
