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Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 20:30 From http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article2008023.ece Quote *More than a quarter-century has passed since Mike Oldfield, not yet 20, released Tubular Bells, one of those landmark albums that its composer was never going to surpass. Indeed he did not, and the success it brought him led to years of mental health problems. How nice, then, that he has pledged to donate the first two years-worth of royalties from the sale of his autobiography to the charity Sane; Changeling is due from Virgin next May. -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 20:32 YES just in time for christmas -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 20:32 Oh well spotted Tati! Thanks for posting this. Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 20:32 By teh way, forgot to mention that i think that its great that mike is giving teh first two years of profits to charity, what a guy eh? -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 20:41 Quote (jonnyw @ Nov. 24 2006, 22:32) just in time for christmas I'd say that is going to be released in time for Mike's 54th birthday   Love the charity moment from him,that's very important to help who needs mental care. -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 22:51 is there any dates when the book will have release? i did not understand 100% here But good to hear that the money goes to a good thing   Nice mike! Very nice!! A good mental bell he he -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

Inkanta Group: Admins Posts: 1453 Joined: Feb. 2000 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 23:01 Thanks, Tati, for the info. It has been added to the news section. It is also going to be 288 pages and will contain illustrations (according to another source). As for the date, the article says May 2007, but isn't giving a specific date. I have added it to the calendar as May 1 and will change it as necessary. -------------- "No such thing as destiny; only choices exist." From:  Moongarden's "Solaris." Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Nov. 24 2006, 23:06 oh thanks   will be something to read in my Hellas holiday! wow!!   -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 01:10 Great news!  I will look forward to it... -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 03:12 Thanks Tati -------------- Clotty Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 05:04 Good good news   To bell or not to bell!!! -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

arron11196 Group: Members Posts: 826 Joined: April 2005 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 05:10 That is indeed the question, Holmes. -------------- Arron J Eagling Everyone's interpretation is different, and everyone has a right to that opinion. There is no "right" one, I am adding this post to communicate my thoughts to share them with like-minded souls who will be able to comment in good nature. (insert the last 5 mins of Crises here) Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 06:18 Great stuff, Mikes Birthday is very close to mine, so i know what ill get next year   -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 11:34 Quote (jonnyw @ Nov. 25 2006, 06:18) Great stuff, Mikes Birthday is very close to mine, so i know what ill get next year   Better make some good arrangements here, or you'll get 4 books... of your parents, Orla, Arron and me   -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

SoimSandheaver Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: May 2006 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 17:26 This book will be great relaxation for reading as I wait for my A-Level Results once I've finished the exams in June. I will have to listen to my entire MO Collection at the same time as well. I'll be awaiting the results with some anticipation, as I hope they are good enough for me to get into Uni... *gasps* Well, at least i've got something to look forward to. Thanks to Tati for alerting us all to this momentous occasion. -------------- "Three blokes go into a pub, one of them's a little bit stupid, then the whole scene unfolds, with a tedious inevitability." Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 17:55 Where's Mike to tell us the reason for choosing that enigmatic title? Some spanish fans are musing about by looking for info in Wikipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeling)... -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 18:38 "and is currently working on a new album for release in 2007/2008 (see www.mikeoldfield.org). " http://www.schlueckagent.com/nonfiction/TitleListTS.htm what is this?? next year??? or 2008? mike said 3 year in 2005, how can that be 2007? -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

Inkanta Group: Admins Posts: 1453 Joined: Feb. 2000 Posted: Nov. 25 2006, 19:39 Quote (Tati The Sentinel @ Nov. 25 2006, 16:55) Where's Mike to tell us the reason for choosing that enigmatic title? Some spanish fans are musing about by looking for info in Wikipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeling)... Heh---the title reminds me of Odo on Star Trek Deep Space Nine. @ Tubularman....Wondered when someone would notice the mention of 2007/2008. Wasn't sure where they got that from, but thought maybe Mike's site (because they include the link), but I'm apparently search-challenged ATM. -------------- "No such thing as destiny; only choices exist." From:  Moongarden's "Solaris." Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Nov. 26 2006, 16:54 Quote (SoimSandheaver @ Nov. 25 2006, 22:26) This book will be great relaxation for reading as I wait for my A-Level Results once I've finished the exams in June. woooo Me too!   -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

larstangmark Group: Members Posts: 1767 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: Nov. 26 2006, 17:44 "Changeling" would have been more appropriate for a David Bowie bio. BTW, isn't a changeling a mythological creatures; when someone ín the village starting behaving oddly one started to suspect that the person in question had been "replaced"? Anyway, it will be mighty interesting to read the book. Mike isn't known to talk too much about the past. I've got the feeling that he's viewing the majority of the albums in his back catalogue as absolute horseshit that Richard Branson fooled him into recording (apart from TB1, end of side 1 Ommadawn + everything after TBII). To me it's just as disappointing as when Roger Waters dismisses all Pink Floyd albums pre-Dark Side as being a pile of poo. It will also be interesting to see how much Mike will let us know about his private life; exegesis, five-day marriages, drugs etc... To me he's just not the kind of artist who writes a auto-biography, and therefore this will be extra exciting indeed!   -------------- "There are twelve people in the world, the rest are paste" Mark E Smith Back to top

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