Nesbø is one of those people who you really want to hate just because they've got about five people's share of talent. I read an article about him a while ago and his life has gone something like:
-Started out as a very talented football player, playing for Norway at youth level.
- When he got injured and had to pack that in, despite claiming he had basically ignored school all his life, in just one year he got his grades up enough to get accepted to Norway's top business school.
-Was a successful stock broker until he got bored and quit to become a musician. Was singer and songwriter for
Di Derre, one of Norway's most successful bands for a few years.
-It was only after that he tried his hand at writing and became one of the top selling authors in the world.
So he's only been successful at sports, business, music (both writing and singing) and writing books. No big deal...