Teenage kicks (Margrave Of The Marshes - John Peel)

Member Name: beolens

Product:	Margrave Of The Marshes - John Peel
Date:	21/06/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Brilliant tale of his life

Disadvantages: The shame he was unable to complete the book himself, RIP John Peel

As a teenager who had his musical taste heavily influenced by (probably) the best radio DJ and champion of new music that the UK has produced, John Peel was a huge hero to me, and his death saddened me greatly. When his auto biography, Maygrave of the marshes, came out I rushed out to buy a copy so I could see what influenced this great man.

The first half of the book is a true auto biography written by the man himself and contains some funny stories and shocking revelations from his youth and early adult hood. Is superbly written and you can picture John himself speaking the words, unfortunately his untimely death came before he could finish the book so the second half is compiled by his family, but is equally enthralling and shows just how much he was loved by them.

I wouldn't be able to do justice, nor would I want to spoil anyones reading of the book, by revealing anything of the tales he tells, but they are emotional, funny and heartwarming all through, with us getting a good idea of his family (however complicated they were) and friends and what they meant to him.

An excellent read about an extraordinary man, responsible for bringing generations of music fans something new or different.

Summary: For those growing up now, this is the man you will miss out on.