Tragedy: The Sad Ballad of The Gibb Brothers

by Jeff Apter

Overview

Despite several rebirths in a career that spanned many decades, it seemed that tragedy followed the Gibbs like a curse. For every incredible career high there was a hefty personal downside: divorce, drunkenness, and death seemed as synonymous with the Gibbs as falsetto harmonies, flares, and multi-platinum record sales. Not long before his death, Robin made it clear that he believed the Gibbs had been forced to pay the highest possible cost for their success. "All the tragedies my family has suffered . . . is a kind of karmic price we are paying for all the fame and fortune we've had." This is the story of the brothers' incredible careers and an examination of the Gibb "curse," an all-too-human look at the roller coaster ride of fame.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781760681043
Publisher:	Allen & Unwin
Publication date:	09/01/2019
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jeff Apter has written 16 commercially and critically acclaimed biographies, and has contributed to such publications as Rolling Stone (where he spent five years as Music Editor), GQ, and Vogue.