Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, an amazing life and an incredible musical legacy. This Authorised Biography shines a light on the highs and lows of stardom and the music business lifestyle.
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Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, an amazing life and an incredible musical legacy. This Authorised Biography shines a light on the highs and lows of stardom and the music business lifestyle.
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Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon. This first part of a two-volume, authorised biography charts Ian's unique musical journey from his formative rock 'n' roll years to his commercial success as the face and voice of legendary Seventies British band, Mott the Hoople.Featuring insider accounts of the group's roller coaster ride and international triumphs via classic records including All the Young Dudes',Roll Away the Stone' and MOTT, this captivating book exposes personal trials and tribulations, the bizarre aspects of the rock business and the absurdity of music-related fame. Based on interviews with Hunter, all his Hoople band mates and an impressive cast of supporting characters, Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: Mott's the Story is a fascinating, frank biography of a highly influential band and a special music icon.
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Campbell Devine has assembled and authored box sets, CDs and features for several labels and music publications including Sony Music and Classic Rock . He was the originator and compiler of All the Young Dudes (The Anthology) , Once Bitten Twice Shy , Just Like This , Original Mixed Up Kids (The BBC Recordings) and The Journey. Assembling many of the best Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson collections, recovering rare and lost artwork, and providing unheard historical background to re-issues, Ian's recent monolithic , 30-disc, Stranded in Reality box-set, instigated and curated by Campbell, garnered wide Five-Star acclaim.
Rock n Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, amazing life and an incredible body of work. It covers Ians youth and formative rock n roll years in the Sixties, Mott the Hooples formation, David Bowies intervention as "a fan" of the band and Motts rise to international stardom. Echoing Ians acclaimed book Diary of a Rock n Roll Star, this biography shines a light on the highs and lows of stardom and the music business lifestyle. It also tells how Ian, at Motts peak, found a friction with fame and jettisoned what he had achieved with a "Sod showbiz and schmoozing" attitude and an "Ill do my own thing" manifesto. Biographer Campbell Devine has had unlimited personal access to Ian Hunter, all of Mott the Hoople and their personnel, members of Queen, Roxy Music, Def Leppard and dozens of other significant groups, performers and celebrity fans including Gene Simmons, John Taylor and Ellen Foley. Containing candid first-hand revealing accounts, unseen images and in-depth interviews, this is the ultimate biography of one of rocks greatest writers, performers and influencers. Ian has fully authorised and cooperated with this biography and is happy to be involved in its promotion.
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