Noddy Holder: Who's Crazee Now? My Autobiography - Hardcover

Noddy Holder

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091870755 ISBN 13: 9780091870751

Publisher: Ebury Press, 1999

Synopsis

Neville John "Noddy" Holder MBE (born 15 June 1946)[1] is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of English glam rock band Slade, one of the UK's most successful acts of the 1970s. Holder co-wrote most of Slade's material with bassist Jim Lea and is known for his powerful voice.

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Review:

He wore the hat of mirrors; he had the platform boots--but the world envied Noddy Holder for something more. As singer in the 70's band Slade, frontman Noddy and his less exotically monickered chums Jim, Dave and Don lived a life of parties and travel, fans and fun. It was a well-named existence. It was Glam Rock. Who's Crazee Now is the story of those times.

Written as told to music journalist Lisa Verrico, Noddy Holder's autobiography is rich in his trademark humour. As the pages trace a life from playground ambition to the fulfilment of dreams, Holder's no-nonsense black country tone rarely wavers as he remembers everyday old days; shopping at Freddie Mercury's market stall, drinking with Phil Lynott, and singing with Sammy Davis Jr.

This is a definitive source of information for Slade fans. Although certainly a memoir rather than critical study (and all the more entertaining for that), a mention of each single, album and tour is included at the appropriate point in Slade history alongside recollections of the band's opinion of each. Noddy's description of the decline in Slade's popularity is sobering and his portrayal of the subsequent breakdown in relations between the band and management seems honest and true. While an occasional frank mention is made of past rock'n'roll excesses, the author has chosen not to write an exposé of the pop world at that time. Instead Noddy Holder has written the story he's sure his fans would want to hear--the inside story of Slade. --Helen Lamont

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0091870755
• ISBN 13: 9780091870751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 231