Author:Mike Oldfield
Born without social instincts many people take for granted, brought up in a troubled environment and possessed with an extraordinary musical talent, Mike Oldfield was thrust into the spotlight at the tender age of nineteen. His first album Tubular Bells went on to sell fifteen million copies worldwide and catapulted him into a stardom he was ill-equipped to cope with.
From growing up with an alcoholic mother, to his feelings of alienation and struggles with depression, this book takes Mike from his early years, through his staggering fame, his broken marriages, years as a recluse, his rebirth experience at a controversial Exegesis seminar and beyond. Mike Oldfield has been on a journey few of us could ever imagine, and offers a message of hope to anybody who feels they live on the edge of society.
A musical icon
—— TelegraphA record industry legend
—— The TimesAs one of the most successful recording artists in history, his genius as a musician is beyond question
—— Daily MirrorAn important and often beautifully written piece of historical revisionism
—— Observer Music MonthlyHamilton has a keen, unforgiving eye...an eloquent book about people making the forgotten important
—— Roz Kaveney , Time OutHamilton's outstanding book profiles the folklorists and collectors who shaped the concept of Delta blues... A plausible and provocative book. And it has transformed my view of the blues
—— Ludovic Hunter-Tilney , Financial TimesHamilton tells such a good story that she turns a work of scholarship into a page-turner
—— Times Literary SupplementHamilton has done a good job of researching a subject that blues fans will find fascinating
—— ProspectEvocative and engaging
—— Tim Willis , Sunday Telegraph