'Rollicking' Mail on Sunday The definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle The
Who's legendary bass guitarist Drawing on Entwistle's own notes for an unfinished autobiography
that he started before his death in 2002 (and which will be quoted from extensively) as well
as his personal archives and interviews with his family and friends The Ox will give readers a
never-before-seen glimpse into the two very distinct poles of John Entwistle. On the one hand
he was the rock star incarnate being larger than life self-obsessed to a fault and proudly
and almost defiantly so. Extravagant with money he famously shipped two vintage American cars
across the Atlantic without having so much as a driver's license built exponentially bigger
and grandiose bars into every home he owned and amassed an extraordinary collection of
possessions from arachnids armor and weaponry to his patented Cuban-heeled boots. But
beneath this fame and flutter he was also a man of simple tastes and traditional opinions. He
was a devoted father and family man who loved nothing more than to wake up to a full English
breakfast or to have a supper of fish chips and a pint at his local pub. After his untimely
death many of these stories were shuttered away into the memories of his family friends and
loved ones but now for the first time The Ox will introduce us to the man behind the myth -
the iconic and inimitable John Entwistle. 'Powerful' Publishers Weekly
