Paul Morley

Gebundenes Buch

From Manchester with Love

The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson

Beschreibung

Tony Wilson is one of the most legendary music industry figures of his generation. Nicknamed Mr Manchester, he transformed the Northern music scene as founder of Factory Records and the Hacienda nightclub after earning a cult following as a television presenter. The author explores Wilson's existence through the eyes of those closest to him.

Autor

Writer, broadcaster, and cultural critic Paul Morley has written about music, art, and entertainment since the 1970s. He wrote for the New Musical Express from 1976 to 1983 and formed the Zang Tumb Tuum record label with record producer Trevor Horn. A founding member of the Art of Noise and a member of staff at the Royal Academy of Music, he collaborated with Grace Jones on her memoirs and is the author of a number of books about music including The Age of Bowie (a Sunday Times bestseller), his history of classical music A Sound Mind (a Sunday Times Music Book of the Year) and a biography of Bob Dylan, You Lose Yourself, You Reappear.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 158mm x 57mm
• Gewicht: 932g
• ISBN-13: 9780571252497
• ISBN-10: 0571252494
• Artikelnr.: 60016887