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kmemph2's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Interesting to see the rockstar lifestyle
jsokohl's review
3.0
Overall, an enjoyable book. Fleetwood is quite honest about his own failings and flailings. I do wish we'd gotten more about the Peter Green years, as well as the albums after. But if you thought Fleetwood Mac started with "Monday Monday,@ read this book.
sisterofscreams's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine. I learned some things, but was wishing for more details on other places. Mick seems like a sweet clueless weirdo. There were a few interesting anecdotes, one of them early on with Jeff Porcaro, but the dialogue is often meh. He has lived an interesting life, but he’s not a songwriter for a reason.
ari__s's review against another edition
4.0
What is great about this is that at the time I started reading, I had seen Fleetwood Mac's 2013 and 2014 shows, so this new book extended that musical high even longer. Additionally, after seeing those concerts, I wanted to re-read Mick Fleetwood's previous autobiography but never got around to it because there were other books I hadn't read yet that I wanted to get to first. With the publication of Play On, I was able to get that refresher course in a completely new book.
That being said, this book isn't exactly completely new. There was a lot of material that had been in his previous book, though that, of course, was expected. What I was hoping to find was more information about the individual band members from the Rumours band and more of their back stories. Then I remind myself that this isn't a Fleetwood Mac biography; it's a Mick Fleetwood autobiography, which is about as close as you could hope to get short of an actual band biography. This book was full of insight, retrospection, and forward motion. It was uplifting, entertaining, and matter of fact. Largely, it is an elevated and elongated extension of the first book, which might not be for everyone, but for someone who sucks up every ounce of Fleetwood facts she can get, this was exactly what I was looking for.
That being said, this book isn't exactly completely new. There was a lot of material that had been in his previous book, though that, of course, was expected. What I was hoping to find was more information about the individual band members from the Rumours band and more of their back stories. Then I remind myself that this isn't a Fleetwood Mac biography; it's a Mick Fleetwood autobiography, which is about as close as you could hope to get short of an actual band biography. This book was full of insight, retrospection, and forward motion. It was uplifting, entertaining, and matter of fact. Largely, it is an elevated and elongated extension of the first book, which might not be for everyone, but for someone who sucks up every ounce of Fleetwood facts she can get, this was exactly what I was looking for.
laurynreads's review against another edition
3.0
I’m not much of a celebrity/musician memoir reader, but I love Fleetwood Mac and I think Mick is a really great person to tell the story
mrears0_0's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
2.25
wow what a horrid man
courtthebookgirl's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I’ve had a theme this month. I listened to this one largely on audio, but I did have the companion book on Kindle. I did a little of both to consume this memoir.
Fleetwood wrote this with a cowriter, and I felt it was a decently good retrospective from his viewpoint. It is bawdry and salacious enough to appropriately be a book largely about the most dramatic (and best) band ever - but also I felt Fleetwood’s (moderately arrogant) voice loud and clear.
I really enjoyed this and felt it was a nice companion novel to the Stevie Nicks biography I finished last week.
Now, when is Lindsey Buckingham gonna give us a memoir?!
Fleetwood wrote this with a cowriter, and I felt it was a decently good retrospective from his viewpoint. It is bawdry and salacious enough to appropriately be a book largely about the most dramatic (and best) band ever - but also I felt Fleetwood’s (moderately arrogant) voice loud and clear.
I really enjoyed this and felt it was a nice companion novel to the Stevie Nicks biography I finished last week.
Now, when is Lindsey Buckingham gonna give us a memoir?!
nancyt's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
I found this book interesting. As a fan of Fleetwood Mac I learned a lot about the band’s journey - particularly the early days in 1960s London. Mick Fleetwood comes across as candid and troubled…but somehow happy.