Before the Legend: The Rise of New Kids on the Block and . . . a Guy Named Maurice Starr: The Early Years: An Unauthorized Biography

by Tony Rose

Tracing the roots of the world's biggest-grossing boy band and their zealous record producer Maurice Starr, this New Kids on the Block biography is the true behind-the-scenes story of the teenage boys that paved the way for boy bands of the 1990s. Giving a firsthand look at the dedication, success, and many failures of Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood, and Joe MacIntyre, this biography chronicles the beginnings of the five working-class boys living in the blue-collar districts of Boston, striving to make their way to the top of the music industry to become one of the top-selling musical groups of their time.

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a BLOCKHEAD you already know what is in the book.

[Alaina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring! Nothing new about the guys. If you have any old NKOTB books just reread those or if u have forgotten basic facts, birthdays, siblings names u can find that online.
Felt the book was just trying to say black people lived back then, near them were friends, there was racism blah blah
Don't be like the author and hold on to any past Life is Tough Get Over it!

[Emily Sanders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best book about NKOTB. But still, it's NKOTB, and there were pictures, so it's not a complete waste.

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love NKOTB, but was not impressed by this book. It was poorly written, and more about Maurice Starr than the group. Mildly interesting, but still not at all what I expected.