We Could Be, Tom Hagler
We Could Be, Tom Hagler
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We Could Be
Bowie and his Heroes

Author: Tom Hagler

Narrator: Tom Hagler

Unabridged: 9 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Cassell

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

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With consultant editor Tony Visconti.

David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this.

Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history of Bowie, collecting 300 short stories that together paint a portrait of humour, humility, compassion, tragedy and more besides.

He embarrasses himself in front of Lennon and Warhol. He saves the life of Nina Simone. He is hated by Bob Dylan. He teaches Michael Jackson the moonwalk. Individually astonishing, together these stories - including details never before revealed - build a new picture of Bowie, one which shows his vulnerability, his sense of humour, his inner diva.

Exhaustively researched from thousands of sources by BBC reporter and Bowie obsessive Tom Hagler - with the guidance and memories of Bowie's long-time producer Tony Visconti - We Could Be is fascinating, comic, compelling, and a history of Bowie unlike any that has come before.

(P)Octopus Publishing Group 2021

About Tom Hagler

Tom Hagler is a presenter and reporter for BBC World Service radio. He has covered major events and interviewed some of the biggest names across politics, music and science, with a roll call as diverse as Joe Biden, Kofi Annan, Grandmaster Flash and Buzz Aldrin. He was previously a reporter for the Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

Honestly, I can't really remember when my love of Bowie's music started. To some extent, he's always been there although I don't really remember anyone I know listening to him. I do know that the second cd I ever bought was one of his greatest hits. I played that thing over and over again much to t......more

Goodreads review by Allan

A chronological collection of stories by people whose paths crossed with Bowie. Two main things to take from the book. Firstly, however "out there" you thought David was in the 70's, you're still underestimating things. Secondly, David comes across so well as a human being as many of these interactions......more

I'm not a hardcore fan of David Bowie, but I do like his music and I am fascinated by his many incarnations. This book contains many anecdotes about Bowie's encounters with various celebrities and contemporaries. Not all of them are necessarily Bowie's heroes, in fact for many it is Bowie himself who......more

Goodreads review by Laura

Not my favorite about Bowie.......more