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Le Freak: An Upside Down Story Of Family, Disco, And Destiny (2011)

by Nile Rodgers(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0385529651 (ISBN13: 9780385529655)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Spiegel & Grau

review 1: I was lucky enough to catch a question/answer session with Nile Rodgers earlier this year, and his fun, humble, and engrossing personality made me decide to read his book. Glad I did. For music fans, this is a must read. I'm not even that big of a fan of some of the areas of Pop Music that Nile has most worked in, but that almost doesn't matter at all. Nile's life is a great window in to the last half century of America. From 50's era nuclear family, through 60's counter-culture, social unrest, 70's excess, and 80's greed - this book describes it in a manner you'll rarely find. Plus Nile's writing style (it is an autobiography) is a whole lot of fun. He lived hard, and thankfully survived to tell us about it. His honesty and humility throughout make this a truly fun read, ... moreand I have to admit that it made me seek out and listen to a lot of music along the way. I usually give my books away after I've read them, but this one's a keeper.
review 2: 4 stars may seem high, but for its genre it earns it. Nile Rodgers has lived a wild life with the paradoxical themes of excessive abuse and strict self-discipline in music. His big chapters/sections are on the big stars he's worked with (Diana Ross, Bowie, Madonna, Michael Jackson), but I bet he could write a second better book on the little-knowns he's worked with with better insights, stories and jokes.His voice and ideas really are appealing, though in my life the albums he worked on never really spoke to me. But it's inspiring to see what painful circumstances he triumphed over. less

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