The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music
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Author: Tony King
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 272
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beatingheart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years. Leaving school and starting his career at Decca Records in 1958 at the age ofsixteen, Tony King would soon find himself becoming close friends with EltonJohn, rekindling John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship, mediating aquarrelsome Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and spending time with FreddieMercury in his final days - a far cry from his childhood days in Eastbourne. Living in an era of seismic social, technological and cultural transformation,King experienced these defining moments as a stalwart in London and NewYork's gay scenes. Alongside his heady life in showbusiness, he was witnessto the AIDS crisis and its devastating consequences: the death of family, thedeath of friends and the stultifying weight of responsibility in being calledupon to hold things together. At once profound and suffused with Tony King's disarming warmth and unparalleledcharisma, The Tastemaker paints an intimate portrait of a musiclegend and captures the unpredictable world he stamped his indelible markupon.
Author: Tony King
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 272
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beatingheart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years. Leaving school and starting his career at Decca Records in 1958 at the age ofsixteen, Tony King would soon find himself becoming close friends with EltonJohn, rekindling John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship, mediating aquarrelsome Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and spending time with FreddieMercury in his final days - a far cry from his childhood days in Eastbourne. Living in an era of seismic social, technological and cultural transformation,King experienced these defining moments as a stalwart in London and NewYork's gay scenes. Alongside his heady life in showbusiness, he was witnessto the AIDS crisis and its devastating consequences: the death of family, thedeath of friends and the stultifying weight of responsibility in being calledupon to hold things together. At once profound and suffused with Tony King's disarming warmth and unparalleledcharisma, The Tastemaker paints an intimate portrait of a musiclegend and captures the unpredictable world he stamped his indelible markupon.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Tony King
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 272
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beatingheart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years. Leaving school and starting his career at Decca Records in 1958 at the age ofsixteen, Tony King would soon find himself becoming close friends with EltonJohn, rekindling John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship, mediating aquarrelsome Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and spending time with FreddieMercury in his final days - a far cry from his childhood days in Eastbourne. Living in an era of seismic social, technological and cultural transformation,King experienced these defining moments as a stalwart in London and NewYork's gay scenes. Alongside his heady life in showbusiness, he was witnessto the AIDS crisis and its devastating consequences: the death of family, thedeath of friends and the stultifying weight of responsibility in being calledupon to hold things together. At once profound and suffused with Tony King's disarming warmth and unparalleledcharisma, The Tastemaker paints an intimate portrait of a musiclegend and captures the unpredictable world he stamped his indelible markupon.
Author: Tony King
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 272
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beatingheart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years. Leaving school and starting his career at Decca Records in 1958 at the age ofsixteen, Tony King would soon find himself becoming close friends with EltonJohn, rekindling John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship, mediating aquarrelsome Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and spending time with FreddieMercury in his final days - a far cry from his childhood days in Eastbourne. Living in an era of seismic social, technological and cultural transformation,King experienced these defining moments as a stalwart in London and NewYork's gay scenes. Alongside his heady life in showbusiness, he was witnessto the AIDS crisis and its devastating consequences: the death of family, thedeath of friends and the stultifying weight of responsibility in being calledupon to hold things together. At once profound and suffused with Tony King's disarming warmth and unparalleledcharisma, The Tastemaker paints an intimate portrait of a musiclegend and captures the unpredictable world he stamped his indelible markupon.
The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music
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