Gary Barlow

I managed to get Gary Barlow's autobiography from the library.

I'm really enjoying it.
Highlights so far:

• The day their first album was released was the same day his bedroom furniture arrived from MFI
• "Among the fan letters were a lot of naked pictures, but some were more off-beat. I had one fan, Ilona in Germany, who was a policewoman. She used to send me pictures of herself taking part in riots. She's be all dressed up in combat gear with truncheon hitting people - that freaked me out". I thought it hilarious (sorry Gary) - I think it was a job application for his personal security officer LOL.
• When he signed his first publishing deal, his advance was £150,000. Nigel Martin -Smith made him put the entire advance in a NatWest Money Market account and wouldn't let him touch any of the money - in fact to draw out money Gary needed Nigel's signature. Gary would go to the cashpoint and put in his card just to stare at the balance.

I'm 40% of the way through, and it's really just the start of them hitting the big time, so I can't wait to read the rest of it