As a young schoolboy, David Essex dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, and was signed up by his beloved West Ham United. But as a teenager he developed a passion for music that set him on a very different path, and ultimately led to super stardom. It wasn't, however, an easy start. Scraping a living on the edges of show business was a hard slog, and he endured many disappointments. Then aged 23, he went along to an audition for a new musical called Godspell and won the role of Jesus that was to shoot him to fame. Within a year he was starring in smash hit film, That'll Be the Day, and had written and recorded his first number one single "Rock On." It was the start of Essex Mania, and a long journey of undreamt-of adventure. From Godspell to EastEnders it's been an amazing life, and here is David's full incredible story—in his own words.
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About the Author:
David Essex worked with brilliant ghost writer Ian Gittins, who also cowrote New York Times bestseller The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx.
Review:
"A riveting read" Daily Mail "This rags-to-riches tale of the pop idol will have you entranced from start to finish" Yours "A real rags-to-riches story, this memoir offers the reader a window onto the life of a true icon" Inside Soap
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- PublisherVirgin Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0753540339
- ISBN 13 9780753540336
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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