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The Autobiography
Autobiography of Johnnnie's life from Pirate Radio to present day
Hardcover
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by New York N.Y.
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Johnnie Walker The Autobiography is.... a reasonable enough read about one of the UK's most famous Radio broadcasters. Yet, after reading it I dont feel I know him very well, nor in fact do I feel that I particularly even like him much.
I very much enjoyed the anecdotes about his days in radio on the sea fairing pirate stations (Caroline, Britain) and his time in San Francisco (a city I love very much too!) and how he 'blagged' his way into various jobs and how he spent a long time driving vans a ...more
I very much enjoyed the anecdotes about his days in radio on the sea fairing pirate stations (Caroline, Britain) and his time in San Francisco (a city I love very much too!) and how he 'blagged' his way into various jobs and how he spent a long time driving vans a ...more
Must admit in the early days was not a fan of Mr Walker, the reason being I was a Bay city Roller fan and after his rudeness about them on his chart show, that was that, he was public enemy number 1, but as you get older and hopefully get more taste you realise, yep you were right all along Mr Walker!!. I love his 70’s show and wanted to know more about the man. This book highlights the staid and boring atmosphere at the BBC at the 70’s and how teenagers were actually treated, only top hits coul
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I enjoyed this book very much but cannot help but feel that Johnnie (not his real name - I'll let you find out for yourself)has held back on several important aspects of his life and some of the people in it: first wife, children, friends, parents and siblings for starters! Johnnie is a good story teller and this is an easy read but I don't feel I've ended up knowing the man at all: for example it would be interesting to know more about where his spiritual interest springs from and how it shapes
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I only really knew Johnnie Walker from his Drivetime show (I used to enjoy listening on my college nights, when the long journey meant I heard most of the show) and was only vaguely aware of his history. This very entertaining and well-written account details his life from birth (Hammond!) right up to starting his Sunday show and doesn’t seem to leave any stone unturned. You get a very good idea of the man and his approach to life, though some of the career info seems a bit scant - he details a
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In my youth and my formative music appreciation years Johnnie Walker was easily the best DJ on radio for me. Always just that little bit eclectic and miles better than those bloody useless morons Blackburn, Edmonds, DLT etc. Johnnie was always more akin to John Peel for me
I thought I knew a lot about Mr Walker, but I learnt so much more about him from this book. What a great bloke, I'd love to meet him to say how much I enjoyed the book and also how much I enjoyed the dancers he brought along ...more
I thought I knew a lot about Mr Walker, but I learnt so much more about him from this book. What a great bloke, I'd love to meet him to say how much I enjoyed the book and also how much I enjoyed the dancers he brought along ...more
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