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Rockers and Rollers: An Automotive Autobiography
By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock 'n' roll band on the planet. But by day, AC/DC's frontman drives balls to the wall. Cars and rock 'n' roll--they were made for each other.
When he was a young boy growing up in a working-class English town, Brian developed what would become a lifelong passion for cars, trolling junkyards and even pretending to drive the fami
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Hardcover
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264 pages
Published
October 15th 2009
by Michael Joseph
(first published January 1st 2009)
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To be quite honest, I have no interest at all in listening to Brian Johnson wax nostalgic about cars. All cars are junk - I hate them - to hell with automobiles. To hell with insurance. To hell with Henry Ford. I am not mechanically inclined. Nor am I "handy," or "improvisational," or "clever." I can barely navigate my way out of a toll booth. If only I had paid attention to my Dad at all of those Saturday "let's learn about the wonders of the four-stroke engine" bonding sessions when I was a te
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It was cool to hear Brian Johnson talk about a bunch of random stories and the cars they took place with. But very little of the book had anything to do with AC/DC stories. The stories were good, but after reading Nikki Sixx and Duff McKagen's book I was a little more ready for crazy party stories than stories about him and his buddy's car breaking down.
That being said, there were a couple of doosies that keep me turning the pages, I don't want to spoil anything but the one about his daughter s ...more
That being said, there were a couple of doosies that keep me turning the pages, I don't want to spoil anything but the one about his daughter s ...more
Great book. Love the band and this guy, but am not really interested in cars - BUT - this book was a great read. There is a heap of personality in it, and the freshness of this way of doing and auto biography is very cool.
Excellent read.. Don't be put off by thinking its heavy on car chat.. Well written and very funny book :)
I loved this book. It was a fun, easy read. Reading this book was like sitting in a pub, listening to Brian tell stories about the cars of his life and his love or hate of anything motorized. There are a few bits and pieces thrown in about his life on the road with AC/DC but it's more about his first love, cars. I don't see this appealing to many women unless they're AC/DC fans or car fanatics, which I'm a little of both.
Don't read this if you're expecting lots of stories about his life in AC/DC - there are some tales, but few and far between. Instead, do read this if you're keen on cars and/or racing them. This guy comes over as a real petrolhead, with a great passion and enthusiasm for all types of cars. On the whole a good read
I give the book five stars for two reasons, being a fan of this legendary band and the great story that was told within. If you love old cars or cars in general this is the type of book you would enjoy. Many stories and phrases used had me laughing like crazy. If you like AC/DC and cars I reccomend picking it up.
Truly for fans of Brian Johnson. It's a compilation of memoirs from his days on the Black Ice tour. If you like his Geordie wit and approach to telling stories, along with his love of foul adjectives, verbs, nouns, and pronouns, this is for you. Otherwise, it will most likely be hit or miss.
Rock star life story without the usual boring bits. Great book to pop into from time to time. I enjoyed it all apart from the racing stories but that's just me. As an exiled Tynesider, I very much got his humour. Very funny and entertaining.
There were some very funny stories in this book. I liked it. It's funny how certain things remind yourself of past times. For Brian, it's cars.
I thought the Sammy Hagar Bio was better. Very little in this about his actual time w/ AC/DC. I did not like how the stories were not chronological.
Good light hearted read. Don't expect to find any stories about AC/DC though. It's about Brian's other passion. He is a good story teller.
Dreck but good dreck. Interesting format. He uses stories involving people he's known in his life by what cars they drove.
Not a bad book funny. Just a lot of his memorys of his cars that he had over his years. And some fuuny stories.
Who knew Brian Johnson was this funny? I wanted more Rock n' Roll, and less about cars, but a fun read overall.
Nice short chapters. Pretty typical rock star stuff. Entertaining.
A fun, hilarious read for AC/DC fans and gear heads alike.
Funny, very witty and a quick read.
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