Deze auteur vindt inspiratie in onverwachte combinaties, van hockey tot Diana Ross en een passie voor honden. Zijn belangrijkste drijfveer is de uitdaging om gedachten, overtuigingen en humor over te brengen via het geschreven woord, waarvan hij gelooft dat het een blijvendheid biedt die vluchtige gesprekken missen. Deze overtuiging van de blijvende aard van geschreven verslagen voedt zijn creatieve proces. Hij streeft ernaar unieke en boeiende verhalen te creëren die lezers aanspreken en tot nadenken stemmen.
Focusing on the life and career of Diana Ross, this unauthorized biography offers a balanced and detailed portrayal of her significant contributions to music and entertainment. It highlights her groundbreaking performances with the Supremes, including a memorable concert in Central Park during a thunderstorm, while exploring the highs and lows of her more than four-decade journey in the industry. The book aims to provide the historical recognition that Ross has often been denied.
This unauthorized biography of entertainment legend Diana Ross strives to give a balanced account of her life and career while giving her the historical due that seems to have escaped her previously. Captured in vivid detail are her groundbreaking performances leading the Supremes, the renowned concert in Central Park amidst a raging thunderstorm, and the peaks and valleys of the more than 40 years of her ongoing stage, studio, and screen career. The book steers clear of dry biography, in that it is interspersed with entertaining essays that capture the effect her life and career have had on fans throughout the years. This book is a must-read for anyone with an appreciation for popular culture over the last half century.