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Well done! First of all I was a huge Take That fan 1st time around. Between myself and my 2 best friends we divided out the group between us. My favourite 2 were Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams, so you can imagine my dismay when they went on to lambast each other in a war of sniping and counter sniping comments.
I, like so many other people, watched the Take That documentary and was instantly transported back to a time where I wore denim dungarees and Susst beanie hats and dreamt Gary Barlow was going to come to... more info
Refreshingly honest, often surprising... Perhaps even more so since Take That have returned successfully to the UK charts with their "Beautiful World" album, I have nothing but the highest respect for Gary Barlow - a pop writer, producer and performer with the talent to match that you simply can't fault. So his autobiography, "My Take" was certainly a revelation for me on many levels. Charting his beginnings as a humble variety club singer with a home studio, before being discovered by Take That's notoriously outspoken manager from their... more info
Absolutely incredible Not being a massive Take That fan the first time round, i have now been converted after this amazing and truthful biography. Gary Barlow comes across as the most genuinely lovely guy when you read this book, and you cannot help but laugh and cry at the happy and upsetting moments. I took this to read on holiday and i finished it after 5 days and i was absolutely gutted when i finished it, it actually made me upset for the rest of the holiday!! Great read, a must for any fan, a must even if you... more info
The highs and lows of fame This book has become all the more interesting since the comeback of Take That, and how refreshing that Gary has written about the difficult times with candour and doesn't shrink from self criticism either. Where as once Robbie Williams seemed like the winner in this story, now it seems Gary has the upper hand, with a more full and rounded life, professionally as well as personally, and who could begrudge him that after the years he was slagged off by a very 'childish' Robbie. All in all a fascinating and at... more info
