Reviews for Broken Music: Autobiograf�a

The average rating for Broken Music: Autobiograf�a based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-17 00:00:00 Michael Holzwarth An enjoyable and insightful, well-written autobiography thats more of a memoir than anything in my humble opinion. I've been a huge Police fan since early childhood and Sting remains one of my favorite artists today. I enjoy learning about other people and their life stories so, I've had this book in my sights for some time now. I enjoyed all the stories from his childhood and learning all the family history. It's honest and even raw at times. I felt a few connections with his thoughts on religion as I was raised Orthodox as he was Catholic. My only issue with the book was that it was just enough to keep me going and everything he talks about in the book was before The Police so, I guess I was hoping for more 'after' the fame. It wasn't exactly what I expected, however, I'm really glad I read it. 3.5 rounded up to 4****

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-13 00:00:00 Krem Sfr I was too busy raising my babies to pay much attention to Sting, so I came to this book without any preconceptions as to who he was. I came away impressed with his thoughtfulness and ability to reflect on who he was and why. I'm baffled by the hostility of some reviewers here, as I didn't feel he came across as arrogant nor as if he were trying to impress anyone with his intelligence. It was a pleasure to read something so well written from the pen of a celebrity. Most celebrity "bios" are written by well paid ghost writers and sound like it. But once you reach the height of celebrity this man has, you trigger the envy of others less talented and hard working. As someone who put in quite a few years in the music business in the 1970s in the US I thought the story he tells here rang very true and I was impressed by just how hard he worked at his craft. Those years of crappy gigs and the experience of playing so many different kinds of music gave him the background he needed to write songs that were more than ephemeral hit-of-the-moment efforts. I found the underlying story here very encouraging. Hard work which made it possible to take advantage of rare opportunities. This wasn't someone who had anything handed to him, and the story he tells should be an inspiration to anyone who dreams of making it as a creative artist in any medium.