Is This the Real Life? - by Mark Blake (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Draws on interviews with producers, managers and ex-girlfriends and boyfriends to provide a history of the band, including how lead singer Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of their fans and forced the band to reinvent themselves.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. <i>Is This the Real Life?</i> draws on eyewitness testimonies -- former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends -- to create a complete picture of one of the world's most ambitiously driven rock bands at work and at play. Revealing Queen's complex dynamic, Blake also explores how Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of the band's fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world. <p/><i>Is This the Real Life?</i> looks beyond Queen's public persona to shed light on the legendary band's four wildly divergent personalities, particularly lead singer Freddie Mercury's.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Is This The Real Life?</i> uses interviews with the people who knew the band best to piece together a Behind the Music-style biography. It's extensive and detailed...It's a worthy read.--<i><b>Instinct</b></i><br><br>A happy medium between fact and anecdote. <i>Real Life </i>rounds out the band's history with plenty of ripe minutiae and lost details...[A] colorful account.--<i><b>Under the Radar</b></i><br><br>Blake manages to paint a far more detailed picture than some of his predecessors...Sparkling anecdotes throughout.--<i><b>MOJO</b></i><br><br>If you're a Queen fan, don't hesitate to pick this one up...[and] if you have even a passing interest in the story you should give this a shot. You really won't be disappointed.--<i><b>Examiner.com</b></i><br><br>Mark Blake clearly knows the British-rock-supergroup terrain.--<i><b>Onion, AV Club</b></i><br><br>Return to those thrilling days of rock 'n' roll yesteryear with Blake's engrossing chronicle of talent and excess. It's another one of those books that inhales you...Thought it's over 400 pages, it's the kind of book you'll rip through in a day. It's a thoroughly enjoyable read.--<i><b>Creative Loafing Blog</b></i><br><br>The most comprehensive bio to date about the over-the-top rockers...Blake's book effectively illuminates the band's story and music for both the casual fan and diehards.--<i><b>Houston Press</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mark Blake</b> is a former assistant editor of <i>Q</i> magazine, a long-time contributor to its sister titles <i>MOJO</i> and <i>Planet Rock</i>, and has written for <i>Rolling Stone</i>, the <i>Times</i> (London), <i>Classic Rock</i>, and the <i>Daily Telegraph</i>. He is the editor of two definitive music books, <i>Dylan: Visions, Portraits & Back Pages</i> and <i>Punk: The Whole Story</i>, and is the author of the Pink Floyd biography <i>Comfortably Numb</i> and the Queen biography <i>Is This the Real Life?</i> Blake lives in London with his wife and son.
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