Ian Hunter: Reflections of a rock star [Unknown Binding]

Ian Hunter (Author)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 104 pages
• Publisher: Flash Books (1976)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006CK3QS
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ian hunter, reflections of a rock star, December 8, 1999

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This review is from: Ian Hunter: Reflections of a rock star (Paperback)

ian hunter put out this book which is essentially same as "diary of a rock 'n' roll star", one was a regular size paperback and the other an oversize paperback-the oversize one had more/better photos, the text was the same-i agree w/ rvw of the other book on this site-see that for details

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting perspective, October 25, 2002

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"rbais" (Woodbridge, Va United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ian Hunter: Reflections of a rock star (Paperback)

Although Ian Hunter was never a really big star, rising to fame in England with Mott the Hoople, he did run with some of the biggest names of the time. Bowie, Keith Moon, Frank Zappa, John Sebastian.

His diary chronicles his tour of America and some of the amusing events that Rock Stars always manage to fit in between shows and traveling. Being a relative unknown in the US to all but his fans, Hunter has commentary on life in the US and his very English outlook on the way he(and his wife) were treated, in the press and by people they met. A good read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Synopsis, July 10, 2005

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Anne Kathleen "Mirror Star" (In front of my Mac, United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Ian Hunter: Reflections of a rock star (Paperback)

(From the back cover)

In these eye-opening pages you'll meet the groupies, the muscle-men, the hangers-on and the fans. You'll find out how the music business really works: how an album is made and a tour comes together. You'll also meet the behind-the-scenes businessmen, the managers and the promoters, as well as the stars who are Ian's personal friends - glamrock superstar David Bowie, demon drummer Keith Moon, the inscrutable Frank Zappa, and many more.

The author takes us further still: crowd hysteria turns nasty... the grinding exhaustion of traveling between gigs... personal anecdotes - like how he trespassed behind the guarded walls of Elvis's home... his passion for pawn shops and rare guitars... the hassle of keeping constantly slim (well, who wants a pot-bellied superstar?).