birth_date: 1954-08-11 00:00:00
avg_rating: 4.18
name: Joe    Jackson
about: Goodreads spelling: Joe^^^^Jackson (with 4 spaces).Joe Jackson (born as David Ian Jackson) is a British musician. Jackson is probably best known for the hit singles Is She Really Going Out With Him? and Steppin' Out. Jackson grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.In 1978 a producer heard his tape, and got him signed to A&amp;M Records. The album Look Sharp! was recorded straight away, and was released in 1979, quickly followed by I'm the Man and Beat Crazy in 1980.He is also an author, having written A Cure for Gravity published in 1999, which Jackson has described as a "book about music, thinly disguised as a memoir". It traces his early musical life from childhood until his 24th birthday. Life as a pop star, he suggested, was hardly worth Goodreads spelling: Joe^^^^Jackson (with 4 spaces).Joe Jackson (born as David Ian Jackson) is a British musician. Jackson is probably best known for the hit singles Is She Really Going Out With Him? and Steppin' Out. Jackson grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.In 1978 a producer heard his tape, and got him signed to A&amp;M Records. The album Look Sharp! was recorded straight away, and was released in 1979, quickly followed by I'm the Man and Beat Crazy in 1980.He is also an author, having written A Cure for Gravity published in 1999, which Jackson has described as a "book about music, thinly disguised as a memoir". It traces his early musical life from childhood until his 24th birthday. Life as a pop star, he suggested, was hardly worth writing about.Currently he lives in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. ...more