{"product_id":"me-by-elton-john-9781509853342","title":"Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life. \u003cem\u003eMe\u003c\/em\u003e is the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer\/songwriter of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sunday Times bestseller with a new chapter bringing the story up to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The rock memoir of the decade'\u003c\/em\u003e - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The rock star's gloriously entertaining and candid memoir is a gift to the reader'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with the Queen; from friendships with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and George Michael to setting up his AIDS Foundation. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMe\u003c\/em\u003e, Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes. This is a story that will stay with you, by a living legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Self-deprecating, funny . . . You cannot help but enjoy his company throughout, temper tantrums and all'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Racy, pacy and crammed with scurrilous anecdotes - what more could you ask from the rocket man'\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian (Book of the Week)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Chatty, gossipy, amusing and at times brutally candid'\u003c\/em\u003e - Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243077218540,"sku":"9781509853342","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509853342-me-1.jpg?v=1787980256","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/me-by-elton-john-9781509853342","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}