Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476764158 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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manages to temporarily separate the story of the monster from the story of Rick James, the way Marvel Comics occasionally pulls apart Bruce Banner and the Hulk. “A raw and authentic accounting of Rick James' life and times.” (USA Today)“Intriguing as a pipe-filled motel-room breakdown.” (Rolling Stone)“A fast-paced memoir recounting his sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll exploits.” (Publishers Weekly)Unflinching . (Alex Pappademas, Grantland)“An engrossing portrait of his life and career.” (Vulture)“As close as we’ll ever get to the real thing
Not a bad book, but I thought this was another Rick T. Daniels Not a bad book, but I thought this was another Rick James autobiography. I thought that he covered everything in The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak and there was no way he had wrote another before his passing and this was the case. This book is simply an edited version of Memoirs of a Super Freak. If you read the other years ago, there is no need to read this one. Great book written in Rick's wo. Good read I just started reading this book, about halfway through. It's enlightening that Rick James didn't take music lessons and that he was a signed artist at Motown 2 times. His mother comes off as an interesting character and I wish we had more mom. He rarely writes about his other brothers and sisters so I assume they were not close. James does a lot of name-dropping and it gets a bit tedious. It's in the first person, . "Rick James, The Chaotic and Loving Man." according to Amber. This book deserves nothing but resounding applause for being one of the most interesting autobiographies ever written. I could not stop reading it! From start to finish, Rick kept you wanting more and cringing at what would evolve next. I loved how raw, enigmatic, enlightening and jarring it was. His life was truly one of complete indulgence and almost everything you could encompass in one lifetime plus more. Writte
But since his passing in August 2004, Rick James has remained a legendary icon whose name is nearly synonymous with funk music—and who popularized the genre, creating a lasting influence on pop artists from Prince to Jay-Z to Snoop Dogg, among countless others.In Glow, Rick James and acclaimed music biographer David Ritz collaborated to write a no-holds-barred memoir about the boy and the man who became a music superstar in America’s disco age. And it reveals details on many universally revered artists, from Marvin Gaye and Prince to Nash, Teena Marie, and Berry Gordy. It tells of James’s upbringing and how his mother introduced him to musical geniuses of the time. His “glow” was an overriding quality that one of his mentors saw in him—and one that will stay with this legendary figure who left an indelible mark on American popular music.. James himself said, “My journey has taken me through hell and back. Best known for his song “Super Freak,” hitmaker, singer, innovator, producer, award-winning pioneer in th
Rick James was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, best known for popularizing funk music in the late 1970s and early 1980s thanks to million-selling hits.David Ritz is the only four-time winner of the Gleason Music Book Award.