
Never
the autobiography
$23.40
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
Never Gonna Give You Up: The Rick Astley Story
The instant Sunday Times bestseller.
When ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ propelled Rick Astley into the pop stratosphere, it irrevocably changed his life. Nothing could have prepared the boy from Lancashire for what was in store for him.
At just nineteen years old, Rick agreed to sign with legendary production team Stock Aitken Waterman, giving him a peek into the mechanics of the music industry and eventually leading him to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035049417 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035049414 |
| Author: | Rick Astley |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
You wouldn’t get this from any other guy. This nuanced memoir is not your standard pop star autobiography * i *Straight-talking yet frequently astonishing memoir * The Times *A book as idiosyncratic as it is nostalgic * The Observer *A lovely portrait of a man who became one of Britain’s most beloved pop stars, despite a brutally difficult upbringing – Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times
About The Author
Rick Astley
Born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire in 1966, musician Rick Astley started his career at the music production company Stock Aitken Waterman. His 1987 debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody, sold 15.2m copies worldwide and made him a household name. Since then he has gone on to release eight studio albums, selling over 40 million records worldwide, and played and toured around the world multiple times, including most recently a sell-out UK arena tour (2024). Never is his first and only official autobiography.
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