My take (My Take - Gary Barlow)

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Product:	My Take - Gary Barlow
Date:	01.04.08 (62 review reads)
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Advantages: entertaining

Disadvantages: none

Even though I'm not a big fan of this autobiography boom that is going on at the moment, I asked to have Gary Barlows autobiography as a Christmas present and I just got round to finish it. The only autobiography I read before this was Robbies and I have to say, there is no comparison. Gary's is a very easy read and very interesting whereas I felt like Robbies was dragging on a bit. It might be because Gary used a ghost-writer, which gives the book a better quality.
It takes you through Gary's whole live, from his childhood, through to his days as a soloartist in clubs to his time in Take That and afterwards up to the reunion. The book gives you a lot of inside in the music industry and into his private live (incl. celebrities like Elton John) It is a very interesting book with lots of little stories, that even Take That fans wouldn't know about. You think, by reading all the interviews, seeing the videos and reading the Take That books, you know it all, but in fact Gary reveals a lot new "secrets" that puts it all into new prospective. I didn't realise for example how little saying the "stars" have in the music industry.

He is very open about his relationships that he had and Dawn, his wife. It is a very nice story how they got together and the journey they had throughout his career.
You learn a lot about the other boys and their relationship in the band. The truth about how it all started and why they split up as well as how it came to the reunion. Even though a big part takes place him being in Take That, it's really not a book about Take That, it's about Gary. How he felt and how he became what he is today.

I think this book is a must for every Take That fan and a really good read to everybody else who is interested in the story of a musician. I can only recommend it.
It is very well done. The book covers 277 pages with a lot of photos and is available for approx. £12.

Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

Summary: great read