Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando book) Songs My Mother Taught Me (Marlon Brando book) Songs My Mother Taught Me an autobiography by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey as co-author, published in 1994. The book deals with Brando's childhood, his memories of being a struggling actor and of his various relationships with his family and with other actors, producers, and directors. He also talks candidly about his sex life. The book has been translated into several languages, including a Persian version translated by Niki Karimi in 1999. Notably, little to no mention is made of his wives or children. It was said that he made this a
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) in a poll for ITV. Musician and actor Gary Kemp described the song as "one of the best white dance records of all time". The video, which features a disco ball, waving gold flags and an evocation of the six-armed Vishnu, was directed by Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton. Dead or Alive's vocalist Pete Burns stated in his autobiography that he composed "You Spin Me Round" by using two existing songs as inspiration for creating something new: According to Burns, the record company was unenthusiastic about "You Spin Me Round", to such an extent that Burns had to take out