I Owe You Nothing

I Owe You Nothing
Luke Goss

Jean Ritche

The truth behind the spectacular rise and fall of a pop legend in his own words.For three years the Goss twins, Luke and Matt, had the world at their feet. Their records ripped to the top of the charts, they filled concert halls and were mobbed wherever they went.Their fall was as fast and spectacular as their rise. From being pop’s golden boys they became the band that everyone loved to hate, amidst spectacular rumours of bankruptcy and media manipulation.What went wrong? In this compelling book Luke Goss tells the whole incredible story, including:• The million-point contract that left the band broke.• The ‘weird unreality’ of going from unknown to superstar almost overnight.• So-called ‘friends’ who turned their backs as soon as the bubble burst.It’s a cautionary tale for anyone aspiring to pop stardom, it is a saga of hurt and heartache, and, above all, it is a tribute to the family and friends – including Matt – who have stood by him through those frenetic years.It is, as Luke says, the laying to rest of a nightmare.

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Dedication (#ulink_4aa4d62c-92d4-5a7d-a350-f1c6ff62acee)

To Shirley

Contents

Cover (#u854171af-b9f2-502d-8da6-362ae05c26bc)

Title Page (#uf127969e-58b8-5ec7-9fac-1e178bbc041a)

Copyright (#ulink_0fc41214-2d57-569a-9075-a367fbb18aa2)

Dedication (#ulink_09d37ee7-c8d8-59b3-82cd-459dd574270a)

Foreword (#ulink_17e9c1a5-1ffa-5e38-972c-91d89b885ee4)

Chapter 1 Break My Silence (#ulink_ca015b20-d249-59a4-9bbd-e9fb56e3c577)

Chapter 2 Just Another Tear (#ulink_34708129-3c78-517e-bea8-dd751064251c)

Chapter 3 Leave Me Alone (#ulink_cd327d6e-6447-5f39-98dc-153ab5334ed0)

Chapter 4 Try (#ulink_1b8a6505-e9e4-5c8c-a1d0-a3487f5f1cf6)

Chapter 5 Chocolate in the Box (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6 When Will I Be Famous? (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 Madly in Love (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 Too Much (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 It’s a Jungle Out There (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 Sister (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 Shot in the Back (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 Cat Among the Pigeons (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 Money (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14 Shocked (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15 I Quit (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16 Tears On My Pillow (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17 I Owe You Nothing (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

I picked up this book to read with a mixture of emotions. It is Luke’s book, Luke’s story, but it is also to a large extent my story. Luke and I are brothers, twins, best friends and, until recently, we were also partners in Bros. Many of the things that happened to Luke happened also to me. I could not help wondering how he would tell our story, how he would deal with the triumphs and traumas of our career. I put the book down, having read it from cover to cover, with a feeling of overwhelming pride that he has written about his life – and my life – so sensitively and well. The book has revealed depths in Luke that even I, who have been so close to him all our lives, did not know he had. He has told the story of Bros brilliantly, and he has also told of his personal life with tenderness and compassion. It is, I believe, a great book.

Matt Goss

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I’m sure most autobiographies are written to set the record straight, to tell the true story and put right the popular misconceptions. Mine is no exception. As you read this book I hope you will begin to know and understand me better and see beyond the two-dimensional image created in the Bros fame days.

I realize that changing people’s perception of me will be a very high wall to climb, but if this book helps you to see me and my work, be it music or otherwise, through different eyes, then I shall be happy.

This book is about the real me.

In hope,