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Product DescriptionChris Evans' extraordinary career has seen him become one of the United Kingdom's most successful broadcasters and producers. From The Big Breakfast to Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday, Chris changed the TV landscape during the 1990s, and on Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, on the BBC's Radio 1 Breakfast Show, and as owner of Virgin Radio he ushered in the age of the celebrity DJ. But this is only part of the Chris Evans story.In this witty and beautifully written autobiography, Chris describes the experiences that shaped the boy and created the man who would go on to carve out such a dazzlingly brilliant career. Born on a dreary council estate in Warrington and determined to escape, Chris started out as the best newspaper boy on the block, armed with no more than a little silver Binatone radio he would take to the newsagents each day and through which he would develop a lifelong and passionate love affair with the music and voices that emerged.When Chris went to see the most unlikely of his heroes--the identity of which might surprise many people--it was to be a meeting that would change the course of his future and set him off on his journey all the way to the top. From paperboy to media mogul, It's Not What You Think is not what you think--it's the real story, beyond the glare of the media spotlight, of one of the UK's brightest and boldest personalities.Review"A critic-confounding mea culpa of a memoir."-- "Guardian (London)""An eye-opening read."-- "OK! magazine""Full to the brim with fantastic anecdotes."-- "Heat magazine""It is as an autobiographer that Chris Evans finally seems to have grown up."-- "Observer (London)""The guy can spin a yarn as long as long as the M1 and as colorful as his hair."-- "Now magazine"About the AuthorChris Evans began his broadcasting career at Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, going on to become a household name in television and radio. With his production company Ginger, he launched and presented the hug
Chris Evans recounts the formative experiences that shaped his journey from a council estate to a media mogul. The book details his early life in Warrington, his determination to escape his surroundings, and his passionate early love for music discovered through a small radio. It highlights a pivotal meeting with an unlikely hero that set him on his path to success in television and radio, transforming him from paperboy to media personality.
The book has been met with critical acclaim, with the Guardian calling it a 'critic-confounding mea culpa of a memoir.' OK! magazine described it as an 'eye-opening read,' and Heat magazine noted it was 'full to the brim with fantastic anecdotes.' The Observer highlighted that Evans 'seems to have grown up' as an autobiographer, and Now magazine praised his ability to 'spin a yarn as long as long as the M1 and as colorful as his hair.'
Page Count:
1
Publication Date:
2019-04-02
Publisher:
HarperCollins UK and Blackstone Publishing
ISBN-10:
0008337691
ISBN-13:
9780008337698