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Dear Boy

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Keith moon, legendary wild man and loony drummer of the who,

this book is an amazingly researched biography of a man most rock fans consider one of the greatest drummers to ever live. But "Moon The Loon's" unique thunderous sloppy drums style was just an extension to his ofstage personality.

No stone is left unturned to reveal the true events that happened in his life. A few myths are dis-spelled in the process, such as driving his Rolls Royce into a swimming pool. But don't be disappointed! DEAR BOY is full of many hilarious stories of public pranks, endless shopping sprees, smashing up hotel rooms, public nudity, insane parties lasting for days and celebrity impersonations from a man who had no respect for authority or his own personal health.

The darker side of the story is also exposed, revealing his extreme jealously, insecurites, violent behaviour and unfaithfulness towards his long suffering wife Kim McLagan. Long periods of paranoia, "indusrty heavies", insomnia, murder, depression, black outs, alcoholism, becoming mentally insane and premature death.

Tony Fletcher's "Dear Boy" is far too good to be confined to fans of The Who, every page greets you with an unforgettable story about the boy that never grew up.

A good surprise that makes this bio even when it's over 600 pages, almost impossible to stop reading.
Well documented, Tony Fletcher takes the distance that any biographer should have and only bases this book upon facts and extracts of interviews with people that Keith had contact with, friends, and musicians.
I'm almost sad that I'm about to end reading it...

keith moon the encentric drummer for the who and one and only who could go to places which kenny rogers and zak starkey fail at

now keith moon the man who had many sides the kind gentle the agressive..all in all he was keith moon and without his wild antics the who wouldn't be who they were. A fantastic read yeah it's a big book but the author tony fletcher packs alot in you'll end up laughing at the antics keith used to do and cry at the man behind the fame was lonely and a very caring man abit like stevie marriott...

one thing is that he never drove a rolls royce into a swimming one time he parked he car into a puddle at the bottom of his drive but that's about it..

but he did drive a car into a reception that is true

moon the loon all sides to the moon highly enjoyable book i couldn't put it down the author descriptions an writing superb first class highly reccomended

This is a great book. If your a drummer and a fan of the who, this is a must read. I myself am a huge Moon fan and the book did him well.

Great book, it changed my thoughts about what I though I knew about him, probably not for the better. Plenty of detail and a great read.

Great Book, from a wonderful seller, fast and in great condition, thank you!!!! Alyce Johnson

A biography needs to have an interesting subject to hold your interest, especially in a book spanning several hundred pages.
In this biography of Keith Moon, while he was, arguably, (Led Zep fans might disagree) without peer as a rock drummer, he does not translate as a personable or even remotely interesting human being - at least not in Tony Fletcher's prose.

The only passages that I found of interest dealt mainly with Keith's professional life with the Who, for example, his introduction to the band, or his early days with the Detours, or his fascination with west coast surfing music.

Page upon page upon page of Moon's manic destruction of hotel rooms, practical jokes, boozing and spousal abuse becomes wearying to the point of tedium. While there is an attempt late in the book to explain his behaviour (which remained inexplicable after all) this is a character who appears to have had very little grip on reality, if this book can be believed.

It's unfortunate to read a tale like this, and the author is not to blame for the subject's lack of social niceties, but the author (and his editor) is responsible for cutting to the chase and avoiding the sledgehammer approach adopted. Maybe this is the book Moon deserved - but I doubt it.