Rob Jovanovic

Por el camino, George Michael se ha visto envuelto en muchas controversias pero, al contrario que otras suerestrellas, se ha mostrado feliz de comentar sus problemas y analizar sus tribulaciones de frente con la prensa. Otras características Desde que se formara Wham! en 1981, la fama y la fortuna que rodearon a George Michael superaron sus sueños más insospechados. Su música fue la banda sonora de los años ochenta y todo lo consiguió sobre el trasfondo de haber crecido en una familia en la que su padre proclamaba de forma abierta que Michael carecía de todo talento. Esas cicatrices le durarían toda la vida. Aunque Wham! se separó después de un espectáculo de despedida celebrado en el Estadio Wembley en 1986, Michael continuó y alcanzó metas aún mayores en su carrera como solista.

The missing Manic - an authoritative look into the life and times of Richey Edwards, the Manic Street Preachers guitarist who disappeared in 1995.The disappearance of Richey Edwards, troubled guitarist with the Manic Street Preachers, is one of rock and rolls great unresolved mysteries. His Vauxhall Cavalier was found abandoned in a service station car park near the Severn Bridge, a notorious suicide spot, in February 1995, a fortnight after Edwards had last been seen. The location of the car and the tape left in the deck - Nirvanas album In Utero - tended to point to one conclusion. However, it almost seemed too obvious a statement, and in A VERSION OF REASON, Rob Jovanovic unravels the complicated life and final days of Richey Edwards. Piecing together testimony from those close to Edwards Jovanovic seeks to produce an authoritative account of the life and times of Richey Edwards.

George Michael is an enigma. While he is one of the most open and vocal pop superstars on the planet, he also fiercely protective of his privacy. From the formation of Wham! In 1981 he immediately found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. His music formed the soundtrack to the 1980s and he achieved all of this despite growing up in a dysfunctional family where his father openly proclaimed that George had no talent.Wham! split in 1986 but Michael went on to greater things as a solo artist. Along the way he has been embroiled in several controversies, but in refreshing contrast to other superstars, he has been happy to address his issues head-on in the media. Rob Jovanovics biography tackles all the issues that formed George Michael and his place as a cultural icon. It also, for the first time, analyses Michaels musical output and groundbreaking videos.

Kate Bush has written some of the most memorable songs in pop music history. Wuthering Heights, her debut single shot to number 1 in 1978 and she remains something of an enigma over a quarter of a century later. A singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actress and director, Kate has inspired a devoted following around the world. Rob Jovanovic traces the story of Kate Bushs career, from her up-bringing in the Essex countryside through her first forays into music with a series of home recordings, to her number 1 debut album that propelled her to international stardom. Including exclusive interviews with studio musicians and choreographers, Jovanovics biography emphasises both her voracious talent and her intensely private personality.

"I want to make an album of real genius, to sit alongside the StonesExile On Main Street, and Big Stars Third" (Peter Buck, R.E.M. 1991) The definitive biography of Big Star, the most influential band of the last 30 years. Although Big Star were together for less than four years and had little commercial success, the influence of their three albums #1 Record, Radio City and Third are still felt today. Big Star bucked the musical trend of the Seventies. In an era of glam and prog rock they wrote catchy, radio friendly Power-pop tunes that remain influential today. Artists such as Primal Scream, R.E.M., the Bangles, the Posies, Teenage Fanclub, Jeff Buckley, Garbage, St. Etienne, Pavement and Travis regularly speak of the Big Star legacy. After singing in 1960s boy-band The Box Tops, Alex Chilton joined up with Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens and Chris Bell to form Big Star in late 1970. Chilton and Bell quickly formed a Lennon-McCartney type partnership at the heart of band and began turning out tunes laced with the best pop sensibilities of the Beatles and Badfinger, the guitars of the Byrds and the harmonies of the Beach Boys. But creative tensions, haphazard distribution, and marketplace indifference sent the band into a series of splits, solo-projects and short-lived reunions that left them on the brink of oblivion. Thirty years later though, and most guitar bands in the world will admit a debt to Big Star and their three albums remain unqualified successes. Drawing on interviews from surviving band members (including Andy Hummels first interview for 30 years) and the major players at the Memphis based record label Ardent, Rob Jovanovic has written the definitive history of Big Star, the forgotten band.

La biografía definitiva y actualizada de uno de los grandes iconos del pop del siglo XX.La figura de George Michael siempre fue un enigma. Una de las grandes súper estrellas planetarias del pop, su vida privada siempre fue ferozmente protegida. Desde la formacion de Wham en 1981, encontro la fama y la fortuna con la que siempre habia soñado. Su musica transformo por completo el pop de la decada de los años ochenta, a pesar de haber crecido en una familia completamente disfuncional, en la que su padre proclamo publicamente que George carecia de todo tipo de talento.Wham se desintegro en 1986, y es ese mismo año cuando Michael decidio comenzar su carrera en solitario. Durante el camino, se vio envuelto en bastantes controversias, pero a diferencia de muchas otras grandes estrellas, el siempre se manejo con dignidad y felicidad sobre su vida ante los medios y el publico, si bien una demanda multimillonaria con Sony que llego hasta los juzgados, el arresto en un baño publico en Los Angeles, sus problemas con las drogas y delitos menores de trafico en Londres le persiguieron durante la mayor parte de su vida.Esta biografia actualizada recoge la vida entera de George Michael hasta sus ultimos dias. Un exhaustivo y revelador recorrido por sus inicios hasta su tragica muerte a traves del cual entenderemos el por que ha sido y es considerado uno de los iconos culturales mas importantes de nuestro tiempo.

La biografia definitiva y actualizada de uno de los grandes iconos del pop del siglo XX. La figura de George Michael siempre fue un enigma. Una de las grandes super estrellas planetarias del pop, su vida privada siempre fue ferozmente protegida. Desde la formacion de Wham en 1981, encontro la fama y la fortuna con la que siempre habia sonado. Su musica transformo por completo el pop de la decada de los anos ochenta, a pesar de haber crecido en una familia completamente disfuncional, en la que su padre proclamo publicamente que George carecia de todo tipo de talento. Wham se desintegro en 1986, y es ese mismo ano cuando Michael decidio comenzar su carrera en solitario. Durante el camino, se vio envuelto en bastantes controversias, pero a diferencia de muchas otras grandes estrellas, el siempre se manejo con dignidad y felicidad su vida ante los medios y el publico, si bien una demanda multimillonaria con Sony que llego hasta los juzgados, el arresto en un bano publico en Los Angeles, sus problemas con las drogas y delitos menores de trafico en Londres le persiguieron durante la mayor parte de su vida. / Rob Jovanovic's new biography of George Michael tackles the issues that made the superstar and his place as a cultural icon. It also for the first time analyses Michael's musical output and groundbreaking videos, right up to his triumphant 2006 tour, the first as Michael returned from the music wilderness.