The Ox: The Last of the Great Rock Stars: The Authorised Biography of The Who's John Entwistle Paperback – 4 February 2021

A well written account from the perspective of John Entwistle which complements well the biographies of the other members.Quite sad but some very funny anecdotes as well.If you were lucky enough to have heard him play consider yourself blessed.

A very well researched and well written Bio on the OX John Entwistle, this completes my set now on all four members bar Kenny Jones and this book is by far my favourite and will read again, very insightful

Good read

With little to no musical info reported in the book (why is JE so good as a musician?), we are left w/a discussion of the lives of the rich and famous. Buying everything he can afford and then buying more and more. After reading this I was left w/a very sad feeling that I carried around for days. Nobody in a position to do so ever steps in to help these people it seems. Maybe it was stubbornness on the part of subject themselves but his management and sober friends could have helped him from an early demise. By the end of the book he's barely in shape to do Who reunion tours, travelling around performing club dates in backwoods US markets, and screwing coke sluts. Phew, something stinks! Establishing fiscal responsibility, and clarity to confront his addictions shouldn't be out of the scope of any adult life, no matter how much time they spend in Fantasy Land. The reporting/writing is ok. The Tony Fletcher 'Moon' book I've started is much better researched.

I really enjoyed the book as I have read many books on The Who and they tend to focus more on Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. For me John contributed massively to the Who sound and never quite got the credit he deserved. I remember as a teenager listening to their live album 'Live at Leeds' and turning the balance on my record player over to the left channel so I could hear just his bass playing. I think the book is well written and shows how John could be very generous but also selfish and mean. It's a pretty balanced book, not too sycophantic. There is quite a large amount in the book about The Who in general and gives a good insight into the dynamic between the members of the band. I would recommend this book to any Who fans out there.