A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage
by Joe Jackson
Book Summary Information
Author: Joe JacksonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10
ISBN: 1891620509
Number of pages: 285
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Book Reviews of A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage
Book Review: Splendid Memoir of a Music Icon!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been a Joe Jackson since his unforgettable video debut on MTV in Stepping Out. This book is about his wonderful career in the business of making and playing music. He doesn't namedrop as often enough. He writes about his upbringing in a working-class family. He aspired to be a musician despite the other kids' cruelty at school. He was accepted and made it into the Royal Academy of Music with fellow classmates like Annie Lennox. Joe writes candidly about his awkward teen years, his budding sexuality, his discovery of girls who only liked him as a friend but he wanted more, and being an outcast. It's something that I can relate too as not fitting in. He writes about his life in Portsmouth and his life in New York City, his adopted hometown. He doesn't come across as arrogant but more or less just honest about his life and that's something I respect him for that. I would give five stars but there are no pictures in the book about his life. Maybe that's the way he probably wanted it. Regardless, it's an entertaining book and I'm going to mail it to a friend of mine trained in classical music and voice who might find it refreshing that Joe Jackson is a Beethoven fan. He should be on the British honors list for his services and contributions to music. He writes quite candidly about his circumcision as an adult and his relationship with his former wife, Ruth Rogers Wright. Jackson seems to be comfortable within himself. He sets a good example for musicians today who are struggling or those who are conflicted with success and fame without losing their identity. I gave a star less because there are no pictures of him or his family or his life.
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