I Was Bono's Doppelganger

by NeilMcCormick (Author)

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.25

  The phone rings: 'Neil, it's Bono, I've just recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra!' 'Aaarrrgghh! Leave me alone. You're living the life I wanted' It's every boy's dream: to be a Rock God. Most of us leave the dream behind when reality bites, but that's not so easy when your mate's the lead singer in the biggest band in the world. Neil McCormick and Bono first met at school. Their continued friendship only highlights Neil's failure to live the dream. Self-deprecating, charming and very, very funny, this is a memoir for anyone who's ever gurned in front of the mirror as they hit the high notes on their air guitar ...

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  Paperback
  2005

  $4.18

  We all went to school with friends who've turned out more successful than ourselves. But they don't all call up from improbably glamorous places and drive us mad by telling us about it. And they're not all Bono. Neil McCormick always dreamed of life as a rock star. Instead, he had to watch while his friend became one of the most famous men on the planet. Read it and weep - with sympathy and with laughter.