Customer Reviews
Quite a read! - By: Sally Denise Kirkpatrick, 07 Jan 2008 
As a long time fan of David's I just have to review his book & WOW, what a read! However, there are many little inconsistencies, the biggest being, tea with the Queen. No, I don't think so. David says she rang him personally during his first stayin London when he was at the Dorchester. A little fairy story here. No, she wouldn't have done that, she doesn't even ring her own children. This one is for the American fans. Looking back at the press photos taken at the time, of our David standing outside Buck house, well, the flag pole on the roof is actually empty, no flag is flying, indicating that the Queen wasn't actually at home at the time, so that little fantasy is blown out of the water there. She was probably on holiday or on tour. The Queen probably had no idea David was evenin London anyway & would have had no interestin pop stars of any sort. He would have had a hand written invitation from the Lord Chamberlain's office delivered either to his officein the USA months earlier if he had been honoured, or to the hotel itself, certainly not a telephone call from the monarch herself. David, I'm afraid that story is complete nonsense. Next time, try putting some fact into your book, not fiction. The Queen does not take tea with any foreign pop stars, only visiting monarchs or foreign presidents or maybe diplomatsin groups, evenin todays more enlightened world. What next, David? A knighthood?
Otherwise, this is a fab book, well worth a read, & it's an excellent insight into the world of a pop star & all the joy & pain that goes with it. Anyone wanting to become a popstar should read this & learn from it. All who loved & loves David will no doubt enjoy it & the original version (and yes, the fairy story appearsin that too) & keep going David, we love you & we'll keep loving you. You have given us pleaure over so many years & we'd miss you if you weren't there any more.
A Fascinating Life - By: P. N. Clark, 31 Mar 2007 
When you grow from being a boy from a broken home with all the associated heartache into the arguably the biggest teen idol of all time - you can bet this is going to be a very interesting read. What stops this being a tragedy are the facts that (a) David Cassidy found real peace, love & happiness through his wife, son, daughter & extended family & (b) he found lasting, enduring success.
This is the true life story of pain & loss, of an ordinary person being thrust into an extraordinarily intense, mad & extreme fame, fan mania & associated excesses. But most importantly, it is an inspirational telling of how someone can face the greatest extremesin life & come through it all intact - as a decent person, a greatly respected talent & a personal & professional success.
I have always admired David Cassidy. I haven't always known or understood what he went throughin order to be the David Cassidy I perceived him to be but I admire him all the more for who he has become today.
I've had the greatest pleasurein meeting David on two separate occasions on two separate continents. What struck me both times was that he was incredibly down to earth & very genuine. "Just a regular guy" as he would say. But a "regular guy" who has had a highly irregular & fascinating & inspirational life.
This book is an absorbing read. It's so well written, it's like David is talking to you personally. The story has no pretensions, no illusions of grandeur & is wonderfully annotated throughout with comments from the key peoplein David's life, past & present.
David Cassidy can legitimately claim to have once been the biggest superstar on this planet. He had an extraordinary fame that could so easily be forgotten simply because he was tagged a teen idol. But he also possesses an extraordinary talent & deserves every bit of the admiration & world-wide success that he still enjoys to this day.
If you purchase this book, I can assure you that you will find it an honest & sincere telling of an extraordinary life - & I can only hope that there will be many more chapters yet to come.
A refreshing tale of a real celebrity - By: farabovetheclouds, 25 Mar 2007 With the likes of Chantelle, Jade goody, Colleen McLaughlin & other so called "celebrities" raiding the bestsellers list & making a mockery of the literary world by cashingin on the autobiography craze. It was a refreshing change to see David Cassidy, a real celebrity (who worked harder than you might have imagined becoming that overnight teen idol) tells the story of his life with such good humor & honesty.
What makes this book stand out from all of those other celebrity biographies is that David holds nothing back; he openly holds his hands up to experimenting with drugs, alcohol & having plenty of women at the peak of his fame. There is absolutely no celebrity bull**it here, the main message that's coming across is yes, I've done all of these crazy things, & yes it was stupid, but I'm not apologizing because anybodyin my situation would have done the exact same thing. And let's face it, who wouldn't be seduced by all of that wealth & pleasure? And when you compare David Cassidy to some of his other 70's teen idols such as Michael Jackson & Garry glitter, you really do wonder what on earth stopped him from falling down the same dark pit of self destruction
Of course this book isn't perfect, the majority of the material is from the first edition, but when you have already written your biography it's quite difficult to take a new approach to it. I came to the conclusion that this version is much more sophisticated & wiser than the first book, David's ability to document his life & his writing style has improved greatly & It seems as if he was able to devote a lot more time & energy to this version making it a real success.
It was great to read articles contributed from his closest friends & family to see their viewpoint of David's success & the effect it had on them which gave the book added depth. I particularly enjoyed the chapter written by his 16 year old son Beau (which was written without David knowing) telling readers how much he admires his father. David also spoke of his estranged daughter Katie. If you were not a fan of David's & you read the first book, you would have had no idea she even existed so it was nice to see that she wasn't ignored this time.
Other than that this is a very well written & thought out biography from a man who got sucked into the dark depths of fame but returned to the light.
Could it be Forever? Yes! - By: Mrs. Susan Wilson, 23 Mar 2007 As a David Cassidy fan I bought this book fully aware that it was an updated version of the previous autobiography C'mon Get Happy. I have thoroughtly enjoyed re-reading the old parts & the new bits were fascinating...people thought he had it all back thenin the 70's but it was a lonely life, I'm so pleased he is happy now with his family & his life. A great book!
Excelent book, well worth the money!! - By: Carole, 21 Mar 2007 Well it was obvious that some of the stuff from David cassidy's first book "C'mon get happy" was going to be repeatedin his new book "Could it be forever"!! Its his life storey!! Thats how it was!!
If he had writen a completely different storey he would have been accused of lying & making it up!!!
I think any true David Cassidy fan will love this book. Its an open & honest account of his life & feelings back thenin the 70's & now!
I have been a fan for many years & am half way through my book. I have enjoyed reading about the real David Cassidy & not the idol everyone loved back then.
It opens your eye's to what we, the fans did to him without realizing it, & if it's possible has made me love him more than ever!
