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*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' -Elton John'Every page of Scattershot is a delight, a joy, a name-dropper fan's delight. Divine. I couldn't put it down.' -Pete Townshend'Hilarious and so emotionally true, Scattershot is like a letter from a cherished friend. You'll want to keep it close, so you can read it again and again.' -Cameron Crowe'Touching. Charming. Humble. Witty. And exquisitely written. Taupin's words need no musical accompaniment. They sing with a poets voice.' -Gary Oldman'Eloquent and inspiring' -Robert Hilburn, author of Johnny Cash: The Life'A funny, zippy narrative' -MOJO'An entertaining ride that doesn't spare the horses' -RTE Guide'Sharply written' -The Independent'Self deprecating and refreshingly honest' - Sunday TimesThis is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary, half-century-and-counting creative relationship has been chronicled in biopics (like 2019's Rocketman) and even John's own autobiography, Me. But Taupin, a famously private person, has kept his own account of their adventures close to his chest, until now.Written with honesty and candour, Scatterhot allows the reader to witness events unfolding from Taupin's singular perspective, sometimes front and center, sometimes from the edge, yet always described vibrantly, with an infectious energy that only a vivid songwriter's prose could offer. From his childhood in the East Midlands of England whose imagination was sparked and forever informed by the distinctly American mythopoetics of country music and cowboys, to the glittering, star-studded fishbowl of '70s and '80s Beverly Hills, Scattershot is simultaneously a Tom Jones­-like picaresque journey across a landscape of unforgettable characters, as well as a striking, first-hand account of a creative era like no other and one man's experience at the core of it.An exciting, multi-decade whirlwind, Scattershot whizzes around the world as we ride shotgun with Bernie on his extraordinary life. We visit New York with him and Elton on the cusp of global fame. We spend time with him in Australia almost in residency at an infamous rock 'n' roll hotel in an endless blizzard of drugs. And we spend late, late night hours with John Lennon, with Bob Marley, and hanging with Frank Sinatra. And beyond the world of popular music, we witness memorable encounters with writers like Graham Greene, painters like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali, and scores of notable misfits, miscreants, eccentrics, and geniuses, known and unknown. Even if they're not famous in their own right, they are stars on the page, and we discover how they inspired the indelible lyrics to songs such as "Tiny Dancer," "Candle in the Wind," "Bennie and The Jets," and so many more.Unique and utterly compelling, Scattershot will transport the reader across the decades and around the globe, along the way meeting some of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century, and into the vivid imaginings of one of music's most legendary lyricists.

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*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*''Glorious! I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.'' -Elton John''Self deprecating and refreshingly honest'' - Sunday Times''Divine. I couldn''t put it down.'' -Pete Townshend''Hilarious and so emotionally true'' -Cameron Crowe''Taupin''s words need no musical accompaniment. They sing with a poets voice.'' -Gary Oldman''Eloquent and inspiring'' -Robert Hilburn, author of Johnny Cash: The LifeThis is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary, half-century-and-counting creative relationship has been chron

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About this Deluxe Edition Limited to 100 hand signed and numbered copies 416-page special edition book (with a trim page-size of 234 x 153mm) cloth-bound in an exclusive, original artwork designed by Bernie Taupin, with bespoke signed endpapers and bright custom sprayed edges Limited edition giclée print (9 x 11 inches) of Bernie Taupin''s ''Love Me Again'' artwork, hand signed by Taupin and enclosed in an acid-free glassine envelope within a bespoke, printed wallet A specially reproduced print of the epilogue handwritten by Bernie, 280 x 216mm and printed on Munken Print Cream[MS1] paper Custom printed USB stick containing a never-before-heard audio recording of an exclusive unpublished story written and read by Bernie Taupin Facsimile print of the original handwritten lyrics to ''Scarecrow'', printed on Chlorine-free art stock Custom-made VIP backstage pass enclosed in a lanyard for the ''Scattershot tour 2023'

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About this Special Edition Limited to 400 hand signed copies 416-page special edition book (with a trim page-size of 234 x 153mm) cloth-bound in an exclusive, original artwork designed by Bernie Taupin, with bespoke endpapers and bright custom sprayed edges 2 limited-edition postcards - of Bernie Taupin''s original artwork ''Love Me Again'' and of the original cover art for the trade edition of Scattershot A beautiful, bespoke wallet to hold the postcards A special reproduced print of the epilogue handwritten by Bernie Taupin All encased in a vibrant, printed yellow Perspex slipcase and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, signed by the publisher

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