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Midge Ure: If I Was...: The Autobiography
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Midge Ure
The life story of Midge Ure is that of one of the most successful musicians of a generation, a brilliantly written record of twenty-five years at the cutting edge, and behind the scenes - as a video director - of the music business. Few musicians have had a career of such variety: in the past quarter century he has sold more than 20 million albums and been on a veritable r
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Hardcover
,
256 pages
Published
November 1st 2004
by Virgin Books
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Yet another musician auto-biography, boy gets guitar, boy joins band, boy gets drunk, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy still gets drunk, boy loses career, boy still gets drunk, boy sobers up, boy gets new girl, boy finds career, boy writes book....
The story is really scattered, but I really admire Midge and consider him one of my greatist heros and influences. Good reading if you're a fan.
The story is really scattered, but I really admire Midge and consider him one of my greatist heros and influences. Good reading if you're a fan.
Not too long ago, I was listening to my 80s music channel on
Pandora
, and they played a song by
Ultravox
that I hadn't heard in years. Back in the day, I was a big Ultravox and Midge Ure fan, so it was a pleasure to learn that Midge Ure had written an autobiography.
Although he's never been extremely well-known in the US, Ure has had a remarkable music career. He first found success in a 1970s boy band called Slik and from there ended up playing guitar in the hard rockl band Thin Lizzy. He then c ...more
Although he's never been extremely well-known in the US, Ure has had a remarkable music career. He first found success in a 1970s boy band called Slik and from there ended up playing guitar in the hard rockl band Thin Lizzy. He then c ...more
With a musical career that has spanned over four decades, Midge Ure is one of rock and roll's more original and innovative musical artists.
Ure is humble when it comes to describing his musical accomplishments. He speaks candidly about his early days as a musician with bands like Slik and Rich Kids, as well as touring with Thin Lizzy before becoming a member of Ultravox.
There's no question as the frontman of the resurrected Ultravox in the late seventies that the band would have a profound impact ...more
Ure is humble when it comes to describing his musical accomplishments. He speaks candidly about his early days as a musician with bands like Slik and Rich Kids, as well as touring with Thin Lizzy before becoming a member of Ultravox.
There's no question as the frontman of the resurrected Ultravox in the late seventies that the band would have a profound impact ...more
A interesting view of the rags to riches to rags life of a working musician. Newly extended, this latest edition includes links to several relevant YouTube videos.
At times Midge comes across as a bit of a wanker, which as he's honest enough to be seen as such makes him an alright guy.
At times Midge comes across as a bit of a wanker, which as he's honest enough to be seen as such makes him an alright guy.
Þessi lesning kom skemmtilega á óvart. Upphaf nýrómatíkurinnar með orðum snillingsins Midge Ure. Mæli með bráðfyndinni lýsingu á því þegar Midge setti upp maskarann á fyrstu tónleikunum með Thin Lizzy! Ætti skilið fleiri stjörnur, en Midge er nú enginn Laxness, þannig að þrjár plús verða að duga.
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