Wow! eBook
Changeling UK ed. Edition
Author(s): Mike Oldfield (Author)
- Publisher: Virgin Paperbacks
- Publication Date: January 1, 2008
- Edition: UK ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 0753513072
- ISBN-13: 9780753513071
Book Description
THE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY STAR IN HIS OWN WORDS
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From the Back Cover
Mike Oldfield was just nineteen when his first album, Tubular Bells, catapulted him into stardom and made him one of the most successful recording artists of all time. It was to be a journey few of us could imagine.
Growing up with an alcoholic mother and without the social instincts most people take for granted, Mike felt he never fit in. Then, with the spectacular success of Tubular Bells, he suddenly found himself struggling to cope with fame on an unimaginable scale, and a growing feeling of alienation and depression.
Mike takes readers from his difficult early years through the recording of Tubular Bells and the sudden fame it brought, to his subsequent breakdown and rebirth experience, right up to the present day in an incredible story featuring a cast of characters that includes Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithful, Richard Branson and Steve Winwood. It is a unique and inspiring tale of success, struggle and hope.
About the Author
Mike Oldfields first album, Tubular Bells, spent a total of 250 weeks at number one in the UK album charts, was used as the theme tune to The Exorcist and won a 1974 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. He is one of the most successful recording artists ever.
