Party-girl supreme and queen of street fashion; supermodel and millionairess; Kate Moss is as familiar in headlines as on the catwalk as the twin narratives of lurid tabloid stories and continuing adulation of the fashion industry demonstrates to all the paradox of fame. Whether shersquo;s partying; finding another way to get out of it; or strutting self-assuredly down a catwalk in Paris you can be sure photographers are in a huddle close by; ready splash her or crash her in tomorrows headlines. She is now more familiar to some as the Cocaine Kate of recent tabloid headlines than as the face of Chanel and Burberry. This searching and remarkable book charts both her career and personality as she is propelled out of a misspent youth by the hand of fate to the top of her profession and beyond to become an icon; bigger than the brands she is paid a fortune to represent. However; within the whirlwind of that life the book reveals to us an all-too-human Kate Moss too; as surprised as anyone by the nonsense of celebrity; an apparently addictive personality with a frenetic desire to be loved that accounts for her merry-go-round of celebrity lovers and parallel quest for a dream man to endorse her ethereal fashion self. From the Johnny Depp saga to her strange affair with Pete Doherty; this book recounts it all in a fast-paced; taboo-shattering style that is in a mould reminiscent of previous daring exposes from Fred Vermorel.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Incredible Book About Bob Dylan the Rolling Thunder ReviewBy Michael GoldbergLarry Slomans "On the Road with Bob Dylan" is one of the best books about both Dylan. and what its like to be a reporter. on the road. trying to cover one of the biggest rock stars.I love this book.Sloman cares so much about Dylan and Dylans art. and that comes through time and time again. Sloman isnt just a reporter out covering the tour. He knows Dylan. and he knows most of the other musicians who were on the Rolling Thunder Review with Dylan including Joan Baez. Roger McGuinn and Ramblin Jack Elliott. so he is able to provide a perspective that you cant get from most people who write about Dylan.Slomans vivid. you-are-there descriptions of Rolling Thunder Review concerts `caused me to seek out bootlegs of the shows so I could hear fro myself the music he enthuses about.The book is aptly titled. as it really is `On the Road meets Dylan.While a good portion of the book is concerned with Slomans problems as a journalist on assignment for Rolling Stone getting access to Dylan and the other stars of the Rolling Thunder Revue. there are many scenes in which Sloman interacts with Dylan and Dylans former wife Sara. The reader gets a real sense of what theyre like.At one point Sloman talks to Michael Bloomfield on the telephone about Bloomfields relationship to Dylan. and gets Bloomfields take on Dylan and that alone is worth the price of admission.As a former Rolling Stone Senior writer. Ive dealt with some of the same problems Sloman deal with in his book and what he rights is the authentic deal for sure.Im also a huge Dylan fan - my recent novel. True Love Scars. (True Love Scars (The Freak Scene Dream Trilogy) (Volume 1)) features a main character who is obsessed with Dylan - so every detail of the Rolling Thunder Review is of interest to me.I didnt want Slomans book to end.Bob Dylan himself called Slomans book. "The War and Peace of rock `n roll."Quite a compliment.If you dig Dylan. this book is for you.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Through a Glass DarklyBy Donald A. SpaethI suppose its impossible for any journalist to really present Bob Dylan. Im not sure Bobs really there. Hes probably already at the next gig. What I did expect was a thorough description of the times: the tour. the people. the parties. the drugs and alcohol. the difference between the artists and the audience in 1975. Mr Sloman got some really interesting bits--the Bloomfield critique of Dylans recording methods. Baez thoughts. Mitchells theories. But the whole book is missing so much it really doesnt deserve more than 3 stars.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Rick SchmidlinWhen he had diolog with others this book smokes.when he decribes a personal adventure redundent.
