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I Talk Too Much

My Autobiography

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I Talk Too Much

By: Francis Rossi
Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens
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 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'THE ROCK 'N' ROLL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Essential for fans and great reading for anyone else' Classic Rock

Break-ups, make-ups, groupies, band politics, court battles, the tragic death of Rick Parfitt . . . This is Francis Rossi as you have never seen him before.

Status Quo have sold over 100 million records worldwide, including 65 hit singles and 32 hit albums. The legendary band's career has mirrored the evolution of rock music. From the struggles of the flower-power '60s, the highs of the denim-clad '70s, the coke- and tequila-induced blur of the '80s, to fighting for musical integrity in the '90s and '00s and a fresh lease of life from new band members in recent years, Rossi has been there for the entirety of Quo's turbulent history.

In I Talk Too Much, Rossi will reveal the truth behind one of the biggest rock bands of all time, as well as the personal highs and lows of a career spanning over 50 years. He lifts the lid on the man behind the music - from humble beginnings in Forest Hill and being labelled a has-been by the press in his twenties to opening Live Aid in 1985 - and why he's still going strong at seventy. Along the way he has fathered eight children with three mothers and beaten both alcoholism and cocaine addiction. Rossi comes clean about the time he almost left the band, what he really thinks about the music industry today and the complexities of his fifty-year friendship with Rick Parfitt.

Painfully honest, riotously funny and frequently outrageous, I Talk Too Much covers the glory years, the dark days and the real stories behind the creation of some of the greatest rock music of all time.©2019 Francis Rossi Entertainment & Celebrities Music Music & Performing Arts Celebrity Biography

Critic Reviews

The rock 'n' roll autobiography of the year
Written with Rossi's unique flair for bracing candour . . . this honesty serves the book brilliantly, as the stories of Quo, of fame, of disaster and of Rossi and Parfitt are laid out in frank, stark detail . . . An honest book, essential for fans and great reading for anyone else
Status Quo have been rockin' all over the world for 50 years and Rossi's autobiography packs in the tales of excess
Entertaining
Highly readable
All stars
Most relevant
A brutally frank and open account of the life and times of Quo and Francis Rossi. What a surreal life these guys had. The highs, the lows, the personality clashes, the dynamism of the Rossi / Parfitt duo, the die hard fan base...An incredibly hard work ethic sustained amidst the perpetual chugging of booze and clouds of coke. An honest insight - from Francis’ perspective at least. Superbly narrated. You would think it is Francis himself talking to you. Highly recommended.

Fascinating

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A great book, must read for any Quo fan. Michael Fenton Stevens was the perfect choice to narrate.

Telling it like it is

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