Der Autor hat Robbie zwei Jahre lang während einer sehr spannenden Phase seiner Karriere (Anfang 2000er) begleitet. Ein toller Rückblick mit vielen Überraschungen. Freue mich bereits, den Nachfolger „Reveal“ zu lesen.

really good.

I will write more about this at a later date but this was absolutely fascinating and has convinced me Robbie is probably the last Popstar to ever exist

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Terrific first-hand account of the most tumultuous and interesting time in Robbie's career. Signing his massive record deal, falling out with songwriting partner Guy Chambers and his aborted attempt to crack the US market. Heath was there to see it all and he has documented it in incredible detail.

But far from being a mere puff piece, it never holds back from showing Robbie as a talented, driven but extremely sheltered pop star.

Portrait of the artist as a 29-year-old man, dealing with his own demons and the attention of the world while half-heartedly trying to break America. In 2004 it would have been fascinating and a look at contemporary celebrity; in 2024, with Rob about to turn 50, it's a snapshot of a life lived in public. Very good on the boring nature of touring and the 'private plane' celebrity world. There's a sequel where we find out he lived happily every after (and made up with Gary Barlow!).

This is a biography about one of the Take That members turned into single artist, addicted to drugs and to pain. A haunted soul who has no clue who he is nor what he wants from life. Very sad.

This book was absolutely fascinating the entire way through. Chris Heath makes even the most mundane stories interesting and captivating and gives a real insight into RW’s life. I highly recommend this to any RW fan or any fans of music biographies in general.

it pains me to say this as I am and always have been a superfan, but I've had to put the book down half way through. I think that what's his face is a good writer but I would disagree with people who say it's a good biography. Its a catalogue of mysoginost comments about women and who in Robbie's past past is to blame for his screw ups. and while the author does show you the warts and all version of Robbie, he does seem to spend a lot of time being an apologist for him too- it's not his fault, its the drink and drugs and evil papperazzi that make him like this. I think that the biography would have been better if it had been written by someone who didn't like him. There are also chapters which basically consist of lists of names to drop, and that really does grate after a while. So, I'm going to stop reading and leave my childhood crush in tact for a while longer. A little knowledge can be a very bad thing.

this has to be one of the most boring and impersonal biographies that i've stumbled upon. unfortunately, reading the daily activities via here say becomes tedious and tiresome...if i'd wanted a story told via a third person, i would've found more joy in the tabloids. on the positive side, the book makes for a good paperweight or door stop.

Come Undone.
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