Mick Wall

" Era un maestro" , dijo David Bowie tras la muerte de Reed, ocurrida el 27 de octubre de 2013. A lo largo de su vida, Lou Reed recibió apelativos tan diversos como el" Padrino del punk" , el" Sumo Sacerdote del glam" , y todo tipo de motes terribles. Lo cierto es que Lou Reed arranco desde el punto donde lo habia dejado el rock. Antes de el, el rock tenia que ver con la diversion. Despues de el, el rock fue literario, sombrio, y por encima de todo inquietantemente honesto. La obra de Lou Reed no merece ocupar el mismo lugar que los Beatles y los Rolling Stones, sino al lado de William S. Burroughs, de Andy Warhol, y del mentor personal de Reed, Delmore Schwartz.

Viajando por entre la neblina púrpura del idealismo y la paranoia de los años sesenta, Jimi Hendrix fue el hombre que hizo que Eric Clapton se planteara dejarlo, ante quien Bob Dylan se plegó en su cancion All Along the Watchtower, quien obligo a Miles Davis a replantearse su estilo convencional, y cuyo Star Spangled Banner marco Woodstock.Y cuando su estrella, que con tanta fuerza brillo, se extinguio tan prematuramente, su leyenda perduro en la musica y el misterio que rodeo a su muerte.Rompiendo con el tradicional formato de las biografias del rock, "Vida y muerte de Jimi Hendrix" es una exploracion oportunamente psicodelica y caleidoscopica de su vida y su muerte, y un viaje al oscuro corazon de los años sesenta. Mientras las groupies hacian cola, las drogas se volvian cada vez mas duras y el sueño de los sesenta ardia en el fuego y la sangre de la guerra de Vietnam, el asesinato de Martin Luther King y la eleccion del presidente Richard Nixon.El aclamado escritor Mick Wall, autor de "Led Zeppelin: Cuando los gigantes caminaban sobre la tierra", ha recurrido a sus entrevistas y a una exhaustiva investigacion para hacer el inimitable y novelesco relato de esta historia, el retrato definitivo del Dios de la Guitarra ante cuyo altar acuden a rezar otros reyes de la guitarra. La historia de Jimi Hendrix se ha contado ya muchas veces, pero nunca como esta.

Lou Reed componía canciones sobre las drogas, la sordidez, la sexualidad transgresora, las prostitutas honorables y los buscavidas de tres al cuarto. También compuso algunas de las canciones de amor mas conmovedoras de su epoca, desde "Pale Blue Eyes" hasta "Perfect Day". Arranco desde el punto donde lo habia dejado el rock. Antes de el, el rock tenia que ver con la diversion. Despues de el, el rock fue literario, sombrio, y por encima de todo inquietantemente sincero. Siempre una generacion por delante, nunca recibio lo que se merecia hasta cuando era ya demasiado tarde. La historia de Lou Reed esta llena de esas contradicciones.

Prince fue un icono universal. Un creador que definió una era musical y transformó el aspecto de la cultura popular para siempre. No hay duda de que logró convertirse en uno de los más prodigiosos e influyentes artistas de todos los tiempos, y tambien quiza en el mas misterioso. El 21 de abril de 2016, de manera inesperada, el mundo de la musica perdio a su Principe.Este libro ofrece una perspectiva de la vida de Prince, sin tabues ni concesiones, como nunca se habia hecho antes. Desde su traumatica infancia, en la que busco en la musica de manera obsesiva una via de escape a la infelicidad, hasta su ascenso al estrellato, pasando por un sinfin de rivalidades profesionales y, tambien, varios matrimonios fallidos. Y todo ello sin olvidar el fino analisis de sus renovados proyectos musicales a traves de comentarios del propio Prince, de sus musicos y de quienes lo conocieron en primera persona.Mick Wall, aclamado escritor musical autor de varios" bestsellers" , explora el contexto historico, cultural y personal que hizo posible el nacimiento de un artista original e irrepetible, cuyas proporciones tardaremos decadas en comprender.

Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies revealing profiles thought provoking essays and a multitude of previously unknown anecdotes and quotes Hercules The A to Z of Elton John is the perfect compendium for the casual fan or devoted connoisseur providing a funny comprehensive and fully alphabetised overview of the star s life and music Charting all the highs and lows the major record releases and the significant tours the strokes of genius and the bottoms of barrels this insightful portrait will cover serious subjects such as Elton s battle with the media his highly publicised addictions his route to sobriety his tangled love life and his struggles to come to terms with his sexuality hair loss and temper But as Elton himself always does so well in the hundreds of interviews he has given over the past half century his stories will also be told frankly and humorously his demons now conquered and his success unrelenting And at the heart of this book is a joyride through one of the all time greatest musical catalogues from a brilliant versatile glamorous and universally loved pop superstar

Viajando por entre la neblina púrpura del idealismo y la paranoia de los años sesenta, Jimi Hendrix fue el hombre que hizo que Eric Clapton se planteara dejarlo, ante quien Bob Dylan se plegó en su cancion All Along the Watchtower, quien obligo a Miles Davis a replantearse su estilo convencional, y cuyo Star Spangled Banner marco Woodstock.Y cuando su estrella, que con tanta fuerza brillo, se extinguio tan prematuramente, su leyenda perduro en la musica y el misterio que rodeo a su muerte.Rompiendo con el tradicional formato de las biografias del rock, "Vida y muerte de Jimi Hendrix" es una exploracion oportunamente psicodelica y caleidoscopica de su vida y su muerte, y un viaje al oscuro corazon de los años sesenta. Mientras las groupies hacian cola, las drogas se volvian cada vez mas duras y el sueño de los sesenta ardia en el fuego y la sangre de la guerra de Vietnam, el asesinato de Martin Luther King y la eleccion del presidente Richard Nixon.El aclamado escritor Mick Wall, autor de "Led Zeppelin: Cuando los gigantes caminaban sobre la tierra", ha recurrido a sus entrevistas y a una exhaustiva investigacion para hacer el inimitable y novelesco relato de esta historia, el retrato definitivo del Dios de la Guitarra ante cuyo altar acuden a rezar otros reyes de la guitarra. La historia de Jimi Hendrix se ha contado ya muchas veces, pero nunca como esta.

Formé en 1985 autour dAxl Rose vite rejoint par Slash, le groupe Guns N Roses va marquer lhistoire du hard rock avec ses albums Appetite for Destruction ou Use your Illusion I & II avant de faire

"Cuando los gigantes caminaban sobre la Tierra" es, ante todo, la biografía definitiva de Led Zeppelin, una banda que en apenas una década transformó la historia de la música y desapareció de repente tras una decada de exitos, y tambien de excesos encarnados en el lema: sexo, drogas y rock&roll. Con material nunca antes divulgado y entrevistas exclusivas con aquellas personas que conocieron desde dentro el camino a la fama de Led Zeppelin, el intrepido periodista musical Mick Wall, amigo y confidente de Jimmy Page y Robert Plant, repasa la increible historia del mayor grupo musical de los setenta: giras alocadas, peleas, habitaciones de hotel destrozadas y pleitos entre sus miembros que continuan hasta la actualidad.

A breakneck account of David Bowies wildest, most revolutionary years in the United Statesa relentless after-midnight ride through the culturally apocalyptic mid-70s of New York and Los Angeles, leaving Ziggy Stardust behind and charging through Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and Station to Station with cocaine-dusted corridors of the occult, music as magick, and sex as invocation In Bowie Takes America, legendary rock journalist Mick Wall offers a back-seat-of-the-limo account of David Bowies all-that-glitters American yearswhen Ziggy the friendly rock-messiah alien transmogrified again and again while traversing a landscape of decadence and derangement: L.A. orgies and soul clubs, midnight occult rituals, and late-night talk shows, riding through the scorched ruins of Watergate-era America. Built on Walls extensive research and archives and drawing upon exclusive interviews with former band members, friends, rivals, producers, and Bowie himself, this is Bowie as never seen before: glamorous, burlesque-grotesque, and utterly inimitable. Between 1974 and 1976, David Bowie wasnt just making recordshe was making himself a new kind of rock icon. From the skeletal mutant with red eyes of Diamond Dogs, through the plastic soul regeneration of Young Americans (and his first American number 1 single, Fame), to the thin-white paranoia of Station to Station, Bowies music, image, and identity were in fluxand the land between New Yorks Penn Station and Los Angeless Union Station was the crucible that transformed him. With Lou Reed and Iggy Pop as shadowy foils, and a supporting cast including John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Angela Bowie, Ava Cherry, Earl Slick, Luther Vandross, Cher, Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Rodney Dangerfield, and Dennis Hopper, Bowie plunged into the American Dream and came out the other side as a different manand artist.

"Era un maestro", dijo David Bowie tras la muerte de Reed, ocurrida el 27 de octubre de 2013. A lo largo de su vida, Lou Reed recibió apelativos tan diversos como el "Padrino del punk", el "Sumo Sacerdote del glam", y todo tipo de motes terribles. Lo cierto es que Lou Reed arranco desde el punto donde lo habia dejado el rock. Antes de el, el rock tenia que ver con la diversion. Despues de el, el rock fue literario, sombrio, y por encima de todo inquietantemente honesto. La obra de Lou Reed no merece ocupar el mismo lugar que los Beatles y los Rolling Stones, sino al lado de William S. Burroughs, de Andy Warhol, y del mentor personal de Reed, Delmore Schwartz.

This "sincere speed-written, blood-spattered tribute" strings together the raciest anecdotes...and does it rather well SUNDAY TIMESMick Wall has written in a rough and unsentimental style that suits his subject THE TIMESLou Reed died in 2013. This is the critically acclaimed biography of the songwriter, Velvet Underground member and musician.Rock n roll was Lou Reeds life. From recording one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time with THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO (1967), to heavy drug abuse and performing in front of the Pope, Lou Reeds story is one of great peaks and deep lows. Forever dedicated to his art, he became one of modern musics most legendary and seismic figures. Although a controversial, outspoken and undoubtedly misunderstood musician, Lou Reeds influence on popular culture cannot be overstated. He brought avant-garde to the mainstream with the Velvet Underground and his solo work was pronounced a revelation. Hit albums such as TRANSFORMER, SALLY CANT DANCE and BERLIN have cemented his name in the rock pantheon. A testament to his strength of character and true spirit, he was a creative and performer until the end, playing benefit gigs, featuring on new releases and, most poignantly, declaring that he was looking forward to being on stage performing, and writing more songs to connect with your hearts and spirits and the universe well into the future. A true icon of rock n roll - his legacy will live on in this book.

Everyone from Sir Paul McCartney and Jimmy Page to Queens of the Stone Age now relishes the chance to share a stage with Dave Grohl and his legendary Foo Fighters. The question is: why? Musical depth? Not really. Major success? Well, yes. Despite no longer shifting albums in the same quantity as they did twenty years ago, this band can still fill stadiums the world over (when Daves not breaking his leg, of course).Long before Kurt Cobain died by suicide in 1994, Dave Grohl was planning for a life after Nirvana. The unflinching bright sunlight to Cobains permanent midnight darkness, Grohl had come from a similar broken home to his erstwhile band leader, but came out of the experience differently - brimming with positivity and a shrewd grasp of opportunities in the music industry.Did Grohl merely take the sonic blueprint of Nirvana and embellish it with a more life-affirming pop sheen? Of course he did. Every band in America that sold over a million records in the post-grunge 90s did the same. The difference was that Grohl had real credibility. And he knew it.With exclusive testimony from true insiders (including Krist Novoselic, Grohls bass-playing partner in Nirvana, ex-girlfirends, record company executives, tour photographers and confidantes), this book is an exploration of the real story behind Grohl and the Foo Fighters - the only serious literary biography of the group and its leader, one of the most famous and critically bulletproof rock figures of the 21st century.

A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of- Kerrang! "I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy - when that word still meant something good!" - Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall Everything in the story of Meat Loaf is big. From the place he was born (Texas); to the family he was born into (his father weighed 22 stone, his uncle weighed over 40 stone, while Meat Loaf himself weighed 17 stone before he was even in his teens); to the sound he made (a colossal collision between Richard Wagner, Phil Spector and Bruce Springsteen); and of course the records he sold - nearly 50 million in Britain and America alone.From a tumultuous childhood with an alcoholic father to the relentless abusive bullying he endured, nobody could have predicted Meat Loafs meteoric rise to fame. But when the messianic rock opera Bat Out of Hell was released in 1977, it became one of the biggest albums of all time, selling over 45 million copies worldwide to date. Its release marked the start of a rollercoaster ride of incredible highs and seemingly career-ending lows. By the 80s, Meat Loaf was battling with drug and alcohol addiction and escalating money problems. But just when it seemed like it was all over, the astonishing success of Bat Out of Hell II and the mega-hit Id Do Anything For Love (But I Wont Do That) marked an extraordinary new wave of success. Now, Mick Wall will bring this extraordinary story up to date, drawing on the hours he spent with Meat Loaf, both in interviews and on tour, as well as offering up a unique insight from those who have known him best.

This could be heaven or this could be hell...So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, Hotel California, and it is true that the Eagles story was one that blurred the ultimate Hollywood highs and subterranean LA lows beyond recognition. The band that embodied the American dream with globe-straddling success, impossibly luxurious lives, almost supernatural talent also descended into nightmare with bloodletting betrayal, hate-filled hubris, the skeletons of perceived enemies, brutally discarded lovers and former band mates left unburied on the road behind them. The story of the Eagles is a truly gothic American fable: one of ultimate power and rivers of money; of sex and drugs at a time when both were the lingua-franca of sophisticated So-Cal living; of a band who sang of peaceful easy feelings in public while threatening to kill each other in private.Now, for the first time, esteemed music biographer Mick Wall will provide the definitive insight into Americas bestselling band of all time, a band who have sold more records than Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones combined, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the 70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world.

Packed with war stories from a golden age of rock, and insights into the stars that made that music CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINEOn reading Getcha Rocks Off you realise just how drastically things have changed in the rock industry but books like this perfectly evoke what they were like. Good times... RECORD COLLECTORHanging out with rock stars, trying to steal their chicks, or throwing up over their guitars after launching into the hospitality a little too enthusiastically, Mick Wall spent much of the 1980s sprawled in limos and five-star hotels with the biggest rock bands in the world, including Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Motley Crue, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, Motorhead and more. He was Kerrang! magazines star writer and the presenter of Monsters of Rock, his own weekly show on Sky TV, and the decade passed in a blur of hard drugs, hot women, and some of the heaviest people your mother definitely would not like. Depicting a world where vague concepts like the future are disdained in favour of nights that last a week and weeks that last forever, Getcha Rocks Off is a rock apocalypse Cider With Roadies, and a more frank and disturbing Apathy for the Devil. It is the kind of book you need to put on your leather jacket to read, open that bottle of Jack and reach for the Charlie. And let the good times roll...

Mick Wall penetrates the closed world of Aussie rock legends AC/DC.AC/DC moved to Britain from Sydney in 1975, and soon set up a residency at Londons Marquee Club. Their short hair (including the odd mullet), loud rock and attitude chimed well with the lingering pub rock and soon-to-be punk crowd. They werent really a band for guitar solos, and singer Bon Scott was the original bike-riding, speed-snorting, fighting man. An ex-convict he lived life fast and short; he died in February 1980, just before BACK IN BLACK, their huge-selling album, took off and the second period of AC/DC (with Brian Johnson as lead vocalist) was ushered in. BACK IN BLACK has gone on to sell 45 million copies worldwide, and as the band have become a global phenomenon so their reclusiveness has increased. Mick Wall, the don of heavy metal writing, seeks to penetrate the wall around the Young brothers, and write the first authoritative, in-depth critical account of AC/DC.

Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and theres little praise greater than that CLASSIC ROCKWalls vision of Lemmy as a RocknRoll stalwart who made no concessions is vivid to the last GUARDIANIn The Ace of Spades, Motorheads most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, I dont want to live forever. Yet as he told his friend of 35 years, former PR and biographer Mick Wall, Actually, I want to go the day before forever. To avoid the rush.... This is his strange but true story. Brutally frank, painfully funny, wincingly sad, and always beautifully told, LEMMY: THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY is the story of the only rocknroller never to sell his soul for silver and gold, while keeping the devil, as he put it, very close to my side. From school days growing up in North Wales, to first finding fame in the mid-60s with the Rockin Vicars; from being Jimi Hendrixs personal roadie (I would score acid for him), to leading Hawkwind to the top of the charts in 1972 with Silver Machine (I was fired for taking the wrong drugs); from forming Motorhead (I wanted to call the band Bastard but my manager wouldnt let me), whose iconoclastic album NO SLEEP TIL HAMMERSMITH entered the UK charts at No. 1.Based on Micks original interviews with Lemmy conducted over numerous years, along with the insights of those who knew him best - former band mates, friends, managers, fellow artists and record business insiders - this is an unputdownable story of one of Britains greatest characters. As Lemmy once said of Wall, Mick Wall is one of the few rock writers in the world who can actually write and seems to know anything about rock music. I can and do talk to him for hours - poor bastard.With the hard part of his journey now over, Lemmy is set to become a legend. LEMMY: THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY explains exactly how that came to be.