Where’s My Guitar?: An Inside Story of British Rock and Roll
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Summary
‘A page turner…and then some！’ Chris Evans
‘An absorbing memoir。’ Classic Rock Magazine
‘A very enjoyable rock-n-roll memoir that is not just for fans， but for anyone interested in this classic era of the British rock scene’ The Afterword
A fascinating insight into the golden-age of 1970s and 80s rock and roll told through the eyes of music legend Bernie Marsden and， most notably， his role in establishing one of the world’s most famous rock bands of all time – Whitesnake。
‘A compelling journey in the company of a masterful （and mercifully ego-free） musician。 I saved it like a cherished slab of vinyl。’ Ian Rankin
Touring with AC/DC。 Befriending The Beatles。 Writing one of the world’s most iconic rock songs。
This is the story of a young boy from a small town who dreamt of one day playing the guitar for a living – and ended up a rock n’ roll legend。
It follows Bernie Marsden’s astonishing career in the industry – from tours in Cold War Germany and Franco’s Spain， to meeting and befriending George Harrison and touring Europe with AC/DC。 It’s a story of hard graft， of life on the road， of meeting and playing with your heroes， of writing iconic rock songs – most notably the multi-million selling hit ‘Here I Go Again’ – and of being in one of the biggest rock bands of all time。 At age 30， Bernie left Whitesnake due to serious conflict with his management， something he explores in this memoir for the very first time。
Packed with stories and encounters with the likes of Ringo Starr， Elton John， Cozy Powell， Ozzy Osborne， B。B。 King and Jon Lord， this is not just a remarkable look into the highs and lows of being a true music legend， but an intimate account of the revolutionary impact rock and roll music has offered to the world。
‘An absorbing memoir。’ Classic Rock Magazine
‘A very enjoyable rock-n-roll memoir that is not just for fans， but for anyone interested in this classic era of the British rock scene’ The Afterword
A fascinating insight into the golden-age of 1970s and 80s rock and roll told through the eyes of music legend Bernie Marsden and， most notably， his role in establishing one of the world’s most famous rock bands of all time – Whitesnake。
‘A compelling journey in the company of a masterful （and mercifully ego-free） musician。 I saved it like a cherished slab of vinyl。’ Ian Rankin
Touring with AC/DC。 Befriending The Beatles。 Writing one of the world’s most iconic rock songs。
This is the story of a young boy from a small town who dreamt of one day playing the guitar for a living – and ended up a rock n’ roll legend。
It follows Bernie Marsden’s astonishing career in the industry – from tours in Cold War Germany and Franco’s Spain， to meeting and befriending George Harrison and touring Europe with AC/DC。 It’s a story of hard graft， of life on the road， of meeting and playing with your heroes， of writing iconic rock songs – most notably the multi-million selling hit ‘Here I Go Again’ – and of being in one of the biggest rock bands of all time。 At age 30， Bernie left Whitesnake due to serious conflict with his management， something he explores in this memoir for the very first time。
Packed with stories and encounters with the likes of Ringo Starr， Elton John， Cozy Powell， Ozzy Osborne， B。B。 King and Jon Lord， this is not just a remarkable look into the highs and lows of being a true music legend， but an intimate account of the revolutionary impact rock and roll music has offered to the world。
Reviews
Andy
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picked this up for a reading challenge had no real expectationsfascinating character in Bernie Marsdentalks through his early career， struggle to afford first guitar， the musical chairs as he rotated through various bands， always with an eye on developing。later success with Whitesnake， his joy in writing and performing music， in blues in particular and in having the opportunity to meet his idols across genres - not a lot of rock and roll lifestyle focus - but hintsseems like a nice guy， has very picked this up for a reading challenge had no real expectationsfascinating character in Bernie Marsdentalks through his early career， struggle to afford first guitar， the musical chairs as he rotated through various bands， always with an eye on developing。later success with Whitesnake， his joy in writing and performing music， in blues in particular and in having the opportunity to meet his idols across genres - not a lot of rock and roll lifestyle focus - but hintsseems like a nice guy， has very little bad to say about anyone， although highlights the importance of always reading the contract 。。。more
I C Douglas
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Brilliant insight into one of rocks great guitar playersLoved this， caught Bernie and Micky playing in "Company of Snakes" many years ago and they amazed me then！One of the greatest twin guitar partnerships yet， overlooked I feel。If you love guitars and rock n roll， this book is a must！ Brilliant insight into one of rocks great guitar playersLoved this， caught Bernie and Micky playing in "Company of Snakes" many years ago and they amazed me then！One of the greatest twin guitar partnerships yet， overlooked I feel。If you love guitars and rock n roll， this book is a must！ 。。。more
Angel
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I listened to the audio version of this book。 It is narrated by Mr。B himself - remarkable！Lately， I put an audio book or podcast before I go to bed with a sleep timer on。 This book kept me awake at nights and I ended up continuously hitting the snooze button。There is bonus at the end - Unpublished interview with B。B。 King that he recorded back in ‘78。I have full respect for Bernie。 He is truly down to earth person。 Except the few setbacks mentioned in the book you get a picture that he had an ea I listened to the audio version of this book。 It is narrated by Mr。B himself - remarkable！Lately， I put an audio book or podcast before I go to bed with a sleep timer on。 This book kept me awake at nights and I ended up continuously hitting the snooze button。There is bonus at the end - Unpublished interview with B。B。 King that he recorded back in ‘78。I have full respect for Bernie。 He is truly down to earth person。 Except the few setbacks mentioned in the book you get a picture that he had an easy going career， which is not always the case， for sure。I enjoyed the book。 I can’t say that it blew my mind nor that it disappointed me。 Somewhere in the middle。One key takeaway from his experience is the following: Don’t settle for a comfort zone for too long， if you are offered an opportunity that might be a turning point grab it。 Follow your gut feeling。 Establish a somewhat safe zone but don’t be afraid to explore。 At the end it’s just a business， and sometimes a pleasure。Leave a good mark on your current gig。 Build a community of people that you never know when you can rely on or they will on you and keep in contact as much as possible with them。I wish this could be easily applied to all jobs out there but the afore mentioned is the actual mindset that we all need to adopt or practice。 Of course， last but not least for us musicians - couple of guitars more :） 。。。more
Mike Dial
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Bernie Marsden seems like a gregarious and affable sort。 His career took off just about the time that I was starting to raise a family， so I was not as deep into British rock as I was in the 60's。 This book caught me up on who was who in the 70's and 80's， and I enjoyed going to Youtube to check out all the tunes that I wasn't familiar with。 Reading about life on the road was also beneficial to me in that it reminded me that I never would have survived past my 20's had I gone professional。 Berni Bernie Marsden seems like a gregarious and affable sort。 His career took off just about the time that I was starting to raise a family， so I was not as deep into British rock as I was in the 60's。 This book caught me up on who was who in the 70's and 80's， and I enjoyed going to Youtube to check out all the tunes that I wasn't familiar with。 Reading about life on the road was also beneficial to me in that it reminded me that I never would have survived past my 20's had I gone professional。 Bernie managed to avoid the drugs， but there was still too much drinking and not enough alone time for me。 。。。more
April
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I've loved Bernie Marsden since I first heard whitesnake in 1980。 I still have vinyl of the early whitesnake and his first 2 solo albums。This brought back memories and I learnt a lot。 Still love him。 I've loved Bernie Marsden since I first heard whitesnake in 1980。 I still have vinyl of the early whitesnake and his first 2 solo albums。This brought back memories and I learnt a lot。 Still love him。 。。。more
Michael heine
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Just greatI read this book straight through from the start to finish and a couple of chapters twice。 It was amazing to read the stories of his meeting and interacting with my heroes from my youth。 All told very well。
Steve Hunt
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A great insight into the life a career of one of my all time rock heroes。 His story on the road to Whitesnake， and beyond is a real eye opener， with more name drops to fill anyone's lifetime。 It's a who's who of British Rock， through the good times and bad。 A great insight into the life a career of one of my all time rock heroes。 His story on the road to Whitesnake， and beyond is a real eye opener， with more name drops to fill anyone's lifetime。 It's a who's who of British Rock， through the good times and bad。 。。。more
Gonzalo
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Habiendo leído previamente el libro de Micky Moody no podía dejar de poner mis manos sobre éste。 Han tenido carreras paralelas。 Empezaron en una serie de grupos "menores" pero prestigiosos dentro de la escena rock británica de los 70， para pasar a coincidir como elemento fundacional de Whitesnake y definitorio dentro de la línea de este grupo， de su formación "clásica" que muchos veneramos， la del 78 al 82。 Y， a partir de ahí， una miríada de proyectos， incluyendo proyectos de los dos juntos， per Habiendo leído previamente el libro de Micky Moody no podía dejar de poner mis manos sobre éste。 Han tenido carreras paralelas。 Empezaron en una serie de grupos "menores" pero prestigiosos dentro de la escena rock británica de los 70， para pasar a coincidir como elemento fundacional de Whitesnake y definitorio dentro de la línea de este grupo， de su formación "clásica" que muchos veneramos， la del 78 al 82。 Y， a partir de ahí， una miríada de proyectos， incluyendo proyectos de los dos juntos， pero sin pertenecer a ningún grupo realmente grande。 Haciendo lo que les apetece， a pequeña escala， y con mucho reconocimiento del público de rock clásico， y de sus pares。 La diferencia con el libro de Micky es que Bernie cuenta todo lo que hizo después de Whitesnake， hasta 2019。 Por un lado es un anti-clímax， pero por otro no deja de ser ciertamente interesante。Por el resto， el libro está bien escrito y se deja leer bien， con multitud de anécdotas e historias varias。 。。。more
Samantha
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Barnie Marsden of Whitesnake comes across in his memoir as an interesting and genuine guy。 - I love the way he thanks the people that have helped him over the years from his French teacher to a GI with a guitar。 I remember the Whitesnakes music from the late 80s as I was a teen leaving school at that time。 The one song that has always stuck is that video with the girl on the bonnet of the car。。 This was definitely an interesting read for me to learn more about the man behind the guitar。I receive Barnie Marsden of Whitesnake comes across in his memoir as an interesting and genuine guy。 - I love the way he thanks the people that have helped him over the years from his French teacher to a GI with a guitar。 I remember the Whitesnakes music from the late 80s as I was a teen leaving school at that time。 The one song that has always stuck is that video with the girl on the bonnet of the car。。 This was definitely an interesting read for me to learn more about the man behind the guitar。I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review。 。。。more
Andrew Quinn
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Where most rock memoirs seem to be score-cards of women and drugs， it's refreshing to read one that's about making music。Bearnie Marsden comes across as a thoroughly decent guy （again， a change from most biogs）， and I can't recommend this book highly enough。 Where most rock memoirs seem to be score-cards of women and drugs， it's refreshing to read one that's about making music。Bearnie Marsden comes across as a thoroughly decent guy （again， a change from most biogs）， and I can't recommend this book highly enough。 。。。more
Lolo García
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Of course there are many sources of rock'n'roll stories published， but not so many as enjoyable and detailed like this。 Of course there are many sources of rock'n'roll stories published， but not so many as enjoyable and detailed like this。 。。。more
Marie Jenkinson
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As a long time classic rock fan， Bernie's book is a fascinating insight into some classic bands and songs spanning over 5 decades。 A must read for any fan of the great British classic Rock bands from the 60s and 70s。 As a long time classic rock fan， Bernie's book is a fascinating insight into some classic bands and songs spanning over 5 decades。 A must read for any fan of the great British classic Rock bands from the 60s and 70s。 。。。more
Michael Saunders
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I loved this book on audio。 Bernie Marsden narrates it wonderfully and it’s more like an armchair chat about his life and times as a blues guitarist growing up and gigging through the 70s to today。 Of course the Whitesnake stories are what will interest most people but he has had a very rich and varied career with lots of interesting and funny stories to tell。 The audible book also has a taped interview he did with BB King before a gig and you get a great insight into the Blues legends philosoph I loved this book on audio。 Bernie Marsden narrates it wonderfully and it’s more like an armchair chat about his life and times as a blues guitarist growing up and gigging through the 70s to today。 Of course the Whitesnake stories are what will interest most people but he has had a very rich and varied career with lots of interesting and funny stories to tell。 The audible book also has a taped interview he did with BB King before a gig and you get a great insight into the Blues legends philosophy and life as he chats to Bernie 。 A lovely listen/ read。 Well worth listening to it on audio。 。。。more
Alan Taylor
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Bernie Marsden is a guitarist’s guitarist， talented and unassuming， a bluesy player with a distinctive yet adaptable style yet none of the questionable attitude of more recognised ‘rock stars’。 WHERE’S MY GUITAR is Bernie’s autobiography， updated to 2019， and details his remarkable career playing alongside ex-Deep Purple stars， Jon Lord， Ian Paice and David Coverdale in Paice Ashton Lord and Whitesnake， Cozy Powell， Jack Bruce， Gary Moore and many others。 What the vast majority of these relation Bernie Marsden is a guitarist’s guitarist， talented and unassuming， a bluesy player with a distinctive yet adaptable style yet none of the questionable attitude of more recognised ‘rock stars’。 WHERE’S MY GUITAR is Bernie’s autobiography， updated to 2019， and details his remarkable career playing alongside ex-Deep Purple stars， Jon Lord， Ian Paice and David Coverdale in Paice Ashton Lord and Whitesnake， Cozy Powell， Jack Bruce， Gary Moore and many others。 What the vast majority of these relationships share is the respect in which Bernie is held。 Even his falling out with Coverdale， with whom he co-wrote the songs which have largely allowed him to pick and choose his projects， was due to other’s mismanagement and has been mended， DC writing the foreword to this edition。 Bernie even managed to win over the notoriously difficult Ginger Baker although it is an experience he didn’t relish repeating。There are surprising diversions such as his work in the theatre， his role as musical director for the band formed by professional tennis greats such as Pat Cash， John McEnroe and Vitus Gerulaitus， and the related ‘almost’ gig with Cliff Richard， a particularly amusing section。 Marsden comes across as a thoroughly likeable man and the book reads like listening to a old friend。 But， like one of his Whitesnake numbers says， he ‘loves the blues’ and it is Bernie’s interactions with blues singers， famous and not so famous， which really ‘tell his story’。。。。 。。。more
Lou
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