Thanks a lot, Mr. Kibblewhite by Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey. ROGER DALTREY!
As memoirs go, I was never going to miss this one. There are
just certain people you gravitate towards in life, and the lead singer of The
Who is one of those for me. His
memoir with the unlikely title of Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite, is just about
perfect.
His writes about the years most people are keen to read
about. This is first and foremost a memoir of his years with The Who.
It somehow seems to focus on the inevitability of his being
front man for one of the most successful British groups in history, and tells
you just enough. You come away informed, but not gorged. In short, you come
away wishing for more, but somehow not devastated that you didn’t get it.
He has a flair for storytelling, and a way with words.
Bringing the events of his storied career to brilliant life before your eyes,
he tells you how things were and makes no apologies. Comfortable in his skin,
he makes you comfortable as he regales you with the stories of the band’s
earliest inceptions through to its current incarnation, and he makes you glad
to be along for the ride.
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