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Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran | 
| Author: Andy Taylor
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
Used (5) from £11.63
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 485617
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0446509302
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780446509305
ASIN: 0446509302
Publication Date: September 9, 2008
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 not what i expected October 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've read quite a few rock biographies - and this is one of the best.
As a fellow Geordie I had a soft-spot for Andy, although I always thought he was bit of an argumentative sod and so I expected this to be a bit of a bitch-fest.
I was wrong - he is frequently critical of himself, and, contrary to a review below does give embarrassing revelations about himself.
He clearly has some "issues" with Nick but gives him praise as well as criticism.
There's plenty of entertaining stories here - he gives a bit mroe detail on the drugs side of things than was known previously, although he seems to play down the groupie angle to an extent I find a bit suspicious.
Well written as well - you can actually tear through the book, even if his turn of phrase and use of cliche can get a bit jarring.
Here's hoping the rest of the band release something soon!
 andy taylor, wild boy October 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
There is not much new here -in my opinion the best account of a rock star's excessive lifestyle to date is Bit of a Blur by Alex James. While Andy Taylor's account is frank and funny, it is somewhat disjointed (please pardon the pun) and failed to live up to my expectations. Andy Taylor is definitely talented and comes across as being a likeable prankster but his overwhelming sense of self-importance is omnipresent throughout the book. On one page he extols the worthiness of Live Aid and later admits that he squandered almost half-a-million pounds on high living. I cannot see the logic in that but a lot of the stories are engaging and this book helped me to pass a wet Sunday. It is not the best lifestory I have read but nor is it the worst. A fair read. Joyce Miller
Duran Duran replies with "No Comment!" October 7, 2008
I found Andy Taylor's "tell all" very interesting to read. Wondering what Nick, Simon, Roger or John had to say about it I contacted them via their "PR" person Katy who stated that the guy's have "No Comment". How typical. I admire Andy for being willing to share with us the reason he is no longer in Duran Duran today and providing details about his untimely departure from the group in 2006.
Nothing Shocking October 5, 2008
Reading this book, it's hard to understand Taylor's Point Of View... Full of contradictions, Andy talks about sex, drug - leaving outside rock and roll. He seems to hate music industry, he preferes being judged as a rocker, but at the end... he talks about duran duran carrer as a Billboard number one achievement.
 Wild boys never lose it! October 2, 2008
I've allways been a fan of the band since i was a kid in the eighties and for me duran duran had something magic about them in wich i could escape (when life wasen't so pleasant from time to time) by listening to their music or watching their videos.
When i've read the book Andy wrote it lifted the curtains of this "magical world" they lived in,and to be honest i was very delighted by the way the book is written and how Andy tells his story.
It's a very touching and moving story wich i can recommend to any Durannie!!Well done Andy!Still i think it's a shame that you aren't part of the band annymore.
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