Selvbiografier: kunst og underholdning

Featuring an afterword from Sam Taylor-Johnson and an in-depth interview with Sir Elton John and David Furnish by Russell Tovey and Robert Diament, as well as curatorial insights– Fragile Beauty shares images from Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s unrivalled collection of photography - a who’s who of photographer and subject ranging across disciplines from fashion and film to landscape and reportage.

Viele Jahrzehnte tollte er als Farbtupfer durch die Grauwerte des Alltags. Mit zwanzig Jahren hat alles begonnen, mehrmals ist er mit seinem Eigenheim auf Rädern um die ganze Welt gefahren, begleitet von seiner Frau Maria, den beiden Töchtern Carmen und Mariza sowie seinem Sohn Marco. Er fuhr auf schlechten Straßen, durch Wüsten, bei Nacht, Nebel und Schnee, immer mit dem Ziel vor Augen, einer der ganz großen Clowns zu werden. Wie traurig macht lustig sein? Die Falten im Gesicht von Walter Galetti waren Lach- und keine Sorgenfalten, obwohl er viele Rückschläge erdulden musste. Der kleine Mann mit dem großen Herzen schwelgte lächelnd in Erinnerungen an seine Abenteuer, Höhepunkte und Erfolge. Er dankte seinem Schöpfer, dass er ihm eine Frohnatur in die Wiege gelegt hatte. Seine Augen leuchteten, wenn er von seiner Zukunft erzählte. Walter Galetti liebte Spontanität und die Arbeit nahe am Menschen und: einfach nur lachen machen. Er hat das Leben all derer, die ihm begegnen durften, bunter gemacht.

Den danske skagensmaler Anna Ancher deler ud af sine barndomsminder fra Skagen. I modsætning til resten af første generation af skagensmalere var Anna Ancher født og opvokset i Skagen, og hendes fortælling byder blandt andet på historien om, da selveste H.C. Andersen kom på uanmeldt besøg i hendes barndomshjem.Anna Ancher (f. 1859-1935) var en dansk kunstmaler, der var en del af første generation af skagensmalere. Anna Ancher blev født i Skagen, hvor hun boede hele sit liv. På sin 21-års fødselsdag giftede hun sig med kunstmaleren Michael Ancher. Anna Ancher er en af de største danske skikkelser inden for impressionismen, og hendes værker er blevet udstillet på museer i både Danmark og udlandet.

The much-anticipated story from the man behind the success of Simple Minds.The long-awaited autobiography by Derek Forbes, the Simple Minds legend known for those iconic spine-rattling bass riffs which we recognize in many Simple Minds' songs. This is his story. Derek Forbes started his musical career as a lead guitarist but soon changed to bass guitarist. He is known for those iconic spine-rattling bass riffs which we recognize in most Simple Minds' songs and he wrote and co-wrote many of the band's earliest classics. Derek is also well-known on the international stage as songwriter and bassist for Big Country and Propaganda and has recorded with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Kirsty MacColl. He won an Ivor Novello Award for 'Outstanding Song Collection' in 2016 for his song writing for Simple Minds, voted best bass player in the World 1982 and best- bass player from Scotland in 2010. He still lives in Glasgow and is planning his next tour.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERLet Dame Judi Dench take you behind the scenes of a life loving the Bard - as she shares her story with, and enduring affection for, William Shakespeare. 'A wonderful mixture of appreciation and anecdote' Financial Times, Books of the Year'A MAGICAL LOVE LETTER TO SHAKESPEARE' Sir Kenneth Branagh'If you love Judi Dench or Shakespeare (and most of us do), look no further' Guardian'Wonderfully inspiring, riveting. A delightful spell in the company of one of our greatest actresses' Daily Mail, Books of the Year'Gloriously entertaining' ObserverTaking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...Cavorting naked through the countryside painted green...Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra.Here she reveals her behind the scenes secrets; inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour and striking honesty.Witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent.'An utterly delightful book... Shakespeare from a great actor's perspective - that repeatedly strikes to the heart of the matter with a sharp instinctive intelligence that puts fancy-pants literary critics to shame' Telegraph'A wonderful ode to the bard' I'The book is pure enchantment. It swirls and dances with brilliance and mischief, so forget traditional Shakespearean criticism and analysis. Sack the Eng. Lit. professors. As never before, this book brings the subject to wild, authentic life.' Daily Mail'Riveting, revealing and witty' Gazette and HeraldTop 10 Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023

Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare.Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green...Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans.Interspersed with vignettes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, she serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now.Instructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent.

In Not That Fancy, GRAMMY-award winning singer and actress Reba McEntire shares life lessons, behind-the-scenes stories and photos, and her favorite comfort food recipes to inspire you to enjoy the simple things in life.

Michael Marco bruger hele kroppen, når han taler. Der står gnister fra hans karisma, og når han fortæller, er det med sans og sus i stemmen. Det er nogle af de primære årsager til, at manden har så mange tusind loyale og dedikerede følgere på tværs af generationerne på sin TikTok-profil. Det er et svimlende antal, når man tager i betragtning, at det er sket over en periode på lige omkring ni måneder. Det har gjort ham til et af de mest omdiskuterede fænomener på de sociale medier. Hans succes er baseret på intense live-sendinger. De har et opbyggeligt budskab om den grænseløse kærlighed. Grænseløs i den forstand, at den kærlighed, der strømmer fra Michael Marco bryder grænserne ned. Der er brug for det lys i en usikker tid.Om forfatterneTikTok-fænomenet Michael Marco og forfatter Thomas Wivel.Michael fortæller i bogen her om sit turbulente liv og om sit susende univers på TikTok til forfatter Thomas Wivel.Thomas har skrevet adskillige biografier tidligere og udtaler, at han aldrig har mødt så passioneret et menneske som Michael.

The Chemical Brothers emerged in the early 1990s, an electronic music duo consisting of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Alongside The Prodigy and Fat Boy Slim they made the leap from the underground into the mainstream on the back of the 'big beat' genre, and the million-selling success of their debut, Exit Planet Dust. Their second album, Dig Your Own Hole went stratospheric in 1997 and they have collectively, had 6 number one albums. Their original and incredibly influential but tiny residency was at the Heavenly Social in 1994. They have collaborated with a host of internationally famous artists from Noel Gallagher to Mazzy Star and Richard Ashcroft.This is the story of the band, in their own words, and with contributions from intimate friends and collaborators. The book will be fully illustrated with photography and design work from the archives. The Chemical Brothers have headlined major festivals including Glastonbury and won six Grammys. They are unquestionably one of the biggest electronic music acts in the world today.

"Filmens eventyr og mit eget" er Ole Olsens personlige fortælling om sit liv. Med en barndom i armod og fattigdom lå det ikke ligefrem i kortene, at Ole Olsen skulle blive grundlæggeren af et af verdens største filmproduktionsselskaber. Ikke desto mindre blev filmen hans livsbane og i denne bog beretter han om sin opvækst med en ungdom præget af kriminalitet og fængselsophold til hans voksne år, hvor han turnerede Skandinavien og Tyskland rundt med sin harmonika, blev direktør for et tivoli i Malmø for efterfølgende at åbne det, der senere skulle blive Nordisk Film. Ole Olsens liv er en historie om utallige op- og nedture og om altid at rejse sig igen, når man været nede at ligge.Ole Olsen (1863 - 1943) var en dansk filmmand og stifter af Nordisk Film. Han voksede op under fattige kår og kom allerede som syvårig ud at tjene. Efter en periode med småkriminalitet og fængselsdomme i sine ungdomsår, lagde Olsen sit liv om og begyndte at turnere Skandinavien rundt med sin harmonika. I 1905 flyttede han med sin kone og børn til København, hvor han åbnede en biograf. Han begyndte selv at optage primitive underholdningsfilm og i 1906 stiftede han Valby Nordisk Films Kompagni, som hurtigt blev et af verdens førende filmselskaber. Nordisk film er i dag et af verdens ældste, stadig eksisterende filmproduktionsselskaber.

L'avoir prise dans mes bras plusieurs fois, avoir eu de nombreuses discussions avec elle, avoir témoigné pour des journalistes, être passée à la télévision ... Est-ce bien moi ? Je me demande parfois s'il s'agit réellement de moi, Nina, une fille comme les autres, qui vit cela, ou si toute cette aventure n'est en fait qu'un rêve.Mais alors, comment en suis-je arrivée là ?

When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had a surplus of love and warmth. From modest beginnings as a local reporter at the Western Journal, where his deadlines were dependent on the bus schedule, Tommie landed at RTE, taking up the post of North-West correspondent in 1980. Over the next four decades he became a familiar presence in Irish homes, known forhis coverage of Europe and Northern Ireland, as well as his unforgettable interviews with controversial figures including Gerry Adams, Roy Keane, Ian Paisley and Arlene Foster.While revelling in his life as a journalist, he was also coping with the cancer diagnosis he received in 1994 and seeking ways to access life-saving treatments for patients who shared his rare form of the disease.In this insightful and generous book, Tommie takes readers behind the scenes and shares some of his memories from Sligo to Stormont, via Brussels and Sweden, as he recounts forty extraordinary years of Irish history from his front-row seat and looks at what may lie ahead for the island.

'Hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - COLDPLAY A Virgin Radio Book of the Year It's a life-and-near-death story. But whose life? And whose near-death?As a one-time NME journalist, former Xfm radio presenter, toilet-circuit promoter and the founder of enduring homespun British record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams has been at the cutting, cutting, cutting edge of all things 'indie' for over thirty years. During his tenure as managing director of Fierce Panda (a role he holds to this day), Simon was responsible for tripping over bands such as Coldplay, Keane, Placebo and countless other acts of independent hue - some of whom have gone on to achieve earth-shattering musical superstardom, while others have merely baffled the crowd at the Bull & Gate in north London on a wet Wednesday evening.Unfiltered and unflinching, Pandamonium! is the story of Simon's time at the indie coalface, filled with insider anecdotes to entertain music enthusiasts everywhere - from the origins of a bootlegged Oasis release to Chris Martin's delight at reaching number ninety-two in the charts. But it is also the story of how Simon tried to bring a premature end to proceedings, documenting in blunt, matter-of-fact detail his longstanding mental-health struggles.Yet, despite his raw and often poignant honesty, Simon writes with the warmth, wit, self-deprecation and wide-eyed good fortune of someone who has stared into the abyss and survived, bounding down a few indie rabbit holes along the way.

Steven Van Zandt er en af de sidste sande rock’n’rollere. Med sit tørklæde, tunge støvler og guitar i taljehøjde symboliserer han rebellen og samtidig romantikeren på de endeløse motorveje i USA. Som medlem af Springsteens E Street Band spillede Van Zandt på megahits som ”Darkness on the Edge of Town”, ”The River” eller ”Born in the U.S.A.”, og som soloartist skrev han sange til Meat Loaf, Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne og andre I 1980’erne genopfandt han sig som Little Steven og vakte bl.a. opsigt, fordi han modsatte sig det sydafrikanske regime med albummet Sun City som en del af Artists United Against Apartheid-protestgruppen. Van Zandt arbejdede også som aktivist og filantrop og var dybt engageret i arbejdet med socialt udsatte unge. I 90’erne blev han desuden kendt som skuespiller i The Sopranos, hvor hans spillede Tony Sopranos højre hånd.Ugengældte forelskelser fortæller om Stevie Van Zandts overraskende og mangefacetterede liv.

This story is a modern bildungsroman—the story of a young man searching for himself in turbulent times. Either by remarkable coincidence or Divine navigation, Lee Jaffe's curiosities and passions place him next to a parade of legendary artists who went on to change the world. Among those who he came to know and work with were Hélio Oiticica, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Jaffe even ended up playing with Marley and Wailers at venues including Madison Square Gardens.Jaffe’s determination to establish himself as an artist is a constant throughout these pages but little else was planned. Written with the rich detail and acute ear of a Studs Terkel profile, Jaffe’s story provides the reader with a front row seat on some of the most magical moments of artistic production in NYC, Jamaica, London, and Rio de Janeiro.

"Shuttling between 1967 and 2023, 'Earlier' is a record of relationships forming and sensibilities coming to life. Frere-Jones's prose floats between clinically precise fragments and a wide orbit of revelations, pleasures, and accidents. As music critic Alex Ross observes, "It is weird to write a book about yourself, as this book is well aware. Sasha Frere-Jones, a writer of nonchalant, rope-a-dope power, drops the illusion of self-knowledge and instead offers up a kaleidoscope of memory shards, faithful to the chaos of inner and outer worlds." 'Earlier' is fundamentally a musical book, rooted in the interaction of rhythm, line, and voice. The main characters are one place and three decades: New York City, as seen in the seventies, eighties, and nineties. Begun in 2010, 'Earlier' was completed at the request of Deborah Homes, the mother of Frere-Jones's two sons. Holmes died in January 2021."--

Prinz Harry ist in aller Munde und auch Herold zu Moschdehner hat sich nun mit ihm beschäftigt. Wie man es von seinen Faktenbüchern kennt, zeigt er Informationen, die nirgendwo anders veröffentlicht wurden. Hierfür hat er Wegbegleiter, alte Internatsfreunde und Bedienstete gelöchert. Dieses Buch wird erschrecken, belustigen und ein ganz anderes Bild des Mannes aufzeigen. Herold zu Moschdehner

The rise and fall and triumphant rise from the ashes of Lenny Henry during the 80s and 90s.'Moving and ebullient' Daily Telegraph'Relayed with characteristic exuberance and self-deprecation' GuardianRising to the Surface traces Lenny Henry's career through the 80s and 90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition, now has to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work.We follow Lenny through a period of great creativity - prize-winning tv programmes, summer seasons across Britain, the starring role in a Hollywood film, and stand-up gigs in New York. But with each rise there is a fall, the most traumatic being the death of his mother. But by the end of the book he has been able to rise through a sea of troubles and breaks out to the surface to accept the Golden Rose of Montreaux for his work in television.

The Tony Award-winning director gathers memories of people, productions, and problems surmounted from his fifty-year career in this one-of-a-kind how-to handbook. What do directors do? Jack O'Brien, the winner of Tony and Drama Desk Awards and the former artistic director of San Diego's historic Old Globe theatre, describes it like this: "You stand before a situation in which something is presented to you. You're afforded a challenge. Like catching an enormous ball. And you respond. You come up with a vision of some kind. That is, if you respond to the material at all, and one must, or it's doomed. You sort of feel that since you relate to the material at hand, you might as well try to be helpful."In Jack in the Box, O'Brien's follow-up to his memoir Jack Be Nimble, the director collects stories from the many productions he has worked on, the great talents he encountered and collaborated with (including Tom Stoppard, Mike Nichols, Jerry Lewis, Marsha Mason, and many others), and the choices he made, on the stage and off, that have come to define his career. With humor, warmth, and contagious excitement, O'Brien takes the reader by the shoulder, pulls them in, and tells them how to become a director-or, at the very least, relates an unfailingly honest story of how he did.

Marvel Studios President of VFX, Postproduction, and Animation Victoria Alonso takes readers on her journey from Argentina to America to Hollywood and illuminates the ways everyone can live in a heightened state of possibility and use their voice for change."If it has been done, you can do it. But if it hasn't been done, you should."It was these words from Victoria Alonso's mother that imbued in her the power of possibility. First as a young person in Argentina living through a dictatorship, then as a nineteen-year-old alone in America, saying yes to possibility again and again laid the path for Victoria to become who she is today: one of the most powerful Latinas in Hollywood and a top executive at Marvel Studios-the biggest and most successful studio in the world.Having spent the last fifteen-plus years bringing relatable superheroes to screen, often being the lone woman in the rooms where big decisions are made, Victoria has a simple secret to share: "You don't need a cape, you don't need a hammer, you don't need a shield. Your superpower is your voice, and your voice will create change for yourself, for society, and for those who you love."In Possibility Is Your Superpower, Victoria takes you on a deep dive into her years climbing the Hollywood ladder-its hurdles, highlights, and meaningful lessons-in hopes that her path will inspire you to find your own voice, to speak up when you finally have a seat at the table, and to never lose sight of who you are along the way. With vivacious wisdom, she illustrates how your favorite superheroes are just like us-how their struggles and obstacles are not so different from our own. That, in fact, we are just as strong as they are, because their power, and our own, ultimately springs from our character, will, resolve, and ability to embrace new ideas, relationships, and circumstances.The ultimate superhero secret is simple: possibility. You hold the power to change your life. To follow your dreams, discover your purpose, be true to who you are, and stay humble.The author is donating all of her proceeds from this book to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, W1A and the Paddington films. 'I don't remember when I last read a book that gave me so many laughs' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times'Tremendously entertaining' Rachel Cooke, Observer'A writer of considerable urbanity and wit' Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love Hugh even more' Woman & Home'Deliciously witty' Celia Imrie'Utterly charming' Jack Whitehall'A great read' Graham Norton'Beautiful. Touching. And funny' Gary OldmanHugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles in Notting Hill, the Paddington films and Downton Abbey. From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to mistaking a Hollywood star for an estate agent, Hugh creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert de Niro's right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? A wickedly funny storyteller, Hugh also writes with poignancy about his father's dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service only emerged after her death. Whether telling stories of working with divas, Dames or a bear with a penchant for marmalade, this is a richly entertaining account of his life as an actor.