Iain Robertson - 'Oasis: What's The Story?'

Iain Robertson was Oasis's tour manager, and, has written a book about his time with the band. I binged it, finishing it in less than two days, and whilst I found it extremely interesting, I thought that Robertson presented younger Gallagher brother Liam as a bit of a brute, a drug-using fiend, and a borderline alcoholic. Whether or not these are accurate portrayals is a matter of opinion and open to interpretation; Liam is, of course, known as the more rowdy and headstrong of the two brothers.

The book itself was a quick and easy read. Quick because the font size was large and easy to read because it was written an informal, chatty style that made it feel more like Robertson was a friend sharing tales of his time with the band than an author who had written and published a book. Personally, I prefer an informal style of book, so I really enjoyed how this one was written.

However, whilst I found the informal style of the book enjoyable, there were times that the continuously changing format of the book; from a general biographical style to a playscript-style was difficult to follow at times, though this did not completely hinder my reading and at times was a welcome change from the mundane.

My favourite part of the book was the stark difference between the entire work and its last page; it becomes very personal for the epilogue, and, if it were possible, I became even more attached to Robertson because he opened up and shared his more personal thoughts after he was sacked from Oasis following a row with Liam who, at the best of times, is portrayed as a violent yobbo with multiple personality disorders - one must use their own knowledge to come to the conclusion on whether or not this is a fair character representation.