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The Good Life: The Autobiography Of Tony Bennett
by
Tony Bennett
He's that regular guy from Astoria, Queens, who left his heart in San Francisco. He's the postwar heartthrob who inspired hundreds of young girls to wear black outside St. Patrick's Cathedral on his wedding day. He's the darling of the MTV generation who made music history when, at the age of 68, he won the coveted Grammy Award® for Album of the Year. He's the con
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304 pages
Published
December 7th 2010
by Atria Books
(first published 1998)
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I could listen to Tony Bennett talk about gum disease, he's so pleasant. This autobiography narrates a more detailed history than "The Zen of Bennett," flush with stories, plus a discography and an index. I'd recommend this one for loyal fans of Mr. Bennett or jazz standards, and "Zen" first for anyone else. The central themes are that even very talented people appreciate (crave?) affirmation from their peers, entertainers have cool stories, and there's no substitute for your own vision. Build y
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What a wonderful singer! He shares his vivid memories of his childhood and early career. There are lots of great photos throughout the book. Mostly, though, he skims over situations that probably have unpleasant memories for him, but if he'd included them, we would've understood him better. The anecdotes of interactions with famous actors and singers are the most interesting, like how he went from Anthony Dominick Benedetto to Tony Bennett. Bennett included a few pictures of his favorite paintin
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I like Tony Bennett. I have for years. I have a number of his CDs and listen to them at various times. I've always wanted to know more about him, so I was happy to find this book. And it's not too bad. It's well written -- I assume the co-author did that -- and it tells some interesting stories, but the reason I'm giving it four stars rather than five is twofold: 1) Tony name drops a lot in this book. It's like he wants us to be really impressed with the famous people he hung out with or even we
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It must take a real gift to turn so interesting a life into such a deadly dull book. One would think such an excellent artist as Mr Bennett would have more of an eye for detail, but his memoir is mostly just ‘I went here, I did this, I met this person.’ How much of this is Tony and how much his co-writer/ghost writer, I don’t know; both are responsible.
Yet I slightly reluctantly award it three stars because he did have an interesting life and there are little bits of show-biz insight scattered t ...more
Yet I slightly reluctantly award it three stars because he did have an interesting life and there are little bits of show-biz insight scattered t ...more
I love Tony Bennett, and it was fun to read more about his life and career. This is definitely not a sordid "tell all" kind of biography, thank heavens. Bennett does tell about his marriage problems and divorces (two) and his former struggles with addictions, but he gets into the negative stuff just very lightly. Mostly, he focuses on music, art, and his career, which is fascinating to me. He also is very open with his praise for others' talents and goodness, which is very refreshing. He's a cla
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The word LEGEND is used far too often these days but in the case of Tony Bennett it is wholly justified. This book gives some great insight into his extraordinary life and achievements from humble beginnings in Queens (incredibly the home of the great Louis Armstrong too ) to his rise to the status of one of the undisputed all time greats. A really enjoyable read and especially so when you consider that Tony Bennett is not just a great singer, a wonderful painter, a life long campaigner for Civi
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Really enjoyed this. A pleasant book about a class act guy!
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