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Glenn Hughes. The Autobiography.

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Glenn Hughes. Die outobiografie.

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Glenn Hughes. The Autobiography. From Deep Purple to Black Country Communion. Book. Softcover. 254 pages. Published by Jawbone Press. HL.333279. ISBN 1906002924. 6x8.5 inches. Vocalist, bassist and songwriter Glenn Hughes is a living, breathing personification of British rock, and the arc of his career and attendant lifestyle make for a compelling story. Starting with the Midlands beat combo Finders Keepers in the 1960s, he formed acclaimed funk-rock band Trapeze in the early 70s before joining Deep Purple at their commercial peak. Flying the world in Starship 1, the band's own Boeing 720 jet, Hughes enthusiastically embraced the rock superstar's lifestyle while playing on three Purple albums, including the classic Burn. When the band split in 1976 Hughes embarked on a breakneck run of solo albums, collaborations and even a brief, chaotic spell fronting Black Sabbath. All of this was accompanied by cocaine psychosis, crack addiction and other excesses, before Hughes survived a clean-up-or-die crisis, and embarked on a reinvigorated solo career enriched by a survivor's wisdom. In his autobiography, Hughes talks us through this whirlwind of a life with unflinching honesty and good humour, taking us right up to date with his triumphant re-emergence in current supergroup Black Country Communion. “I had a constant fascination with the darkside. It is another world, bordering on insanity, and demonic possession, or what I thought was my own soul-bending personal nirvana. Its good to be back in the middle of the boat, instead of hanging on for dear life in the last life boat. ” – Glenn Hughes, April 2011.

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Glenn Hughes. Die outobiografie. Van Deep Purple te Black Country nagmaal. Book. Softcover. 254 bladsye. Gepubliseer deur kakebeen Press. HL.333279. ISBN 1906002924. 6x8.5 duim. Sanger, baskitaarspeler en sanger Glenn Hughes is 'n lewende, asemhaling verpersoonliking van die Britse rock, en die boog van sy loopbaan en gepaardgaande lewenstyl maak vir 'n boeiende verhaal. Begin met die Midlands klop combo Finders Keepers in die 1960's, het hy gevorm bekroonde funk-rock band Trapeze in die vroeë 70s voordat hy by Deep Purple op hul kommersiële hoogtepunt. Wat die wêreld in die skip 1, die band se eie Boeing 720 vliegtuig, Hughes entoesiasties die rock-superster se leefstyl omhels terwyl speel op drie pers albums, insluitend die klassieke Brand. Wanneer die band verdeel in 1976 Hughes begin op 'n razend loop van solo albums, samewerking en selfs 'n kort, chaotiese spel fronte Black Sabbath. Al hierdie is vergesel deur kokaïen psigose, kraak verslawing en ander vergrype, voordat Hughes oorleef 'n skoon-up-of-die krisis, en begin met 'n solo-loopbaan verjongde aanpak verryk deur 'n oorlewende se wysheid. In sy outobiografie, Hughes praat ons deur hierdie storm van 'n lewe met onwrikbaar eerlikheid en goeie humor, wat ons tot op datum met sy triomfantelike herverskyning in die huidige super Black Country nagmaal. "Ek het 'n konstante bekoring met die Darkside. Dit is 'n ander wêreld, wat grens aan waansin, en demoniese besit, of wat ek gedink het my eie siel-buiging persoonlike Nirvana. Die goed om terug in die middel van die boot wees, in plaas van hang vir die liewe lewe in die laaste lewe boot. - Glenn Hughes, April 2011.