Men of a Certain Age, 9781788705646
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Rock stars, obsession, and a search for self through musical idols.
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Men of a Certain Age

my encounters with rock royalty

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  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    22 July 2025

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Summary

Men of a Certain Age: Encounters with Rock’s Elder Statesmen

From Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to Kevin Ayers, Kate Mossman explores her fascination with male musicians of a certain age.

Why is it that when meeting them, a spark ignites? What is this strange connection - to feel both excited and at ease? And how is it that in the presence of a rock star twice her age, she feels like she’s meeting herself?

Featuring nineteen long-form profiles originally craf…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781788705646
ISBN-10:1788705645
Author:Kate Mossman
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint:Nine Eight Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:22 July 2025
Weight:556g
Dimensions:244mm x 165mm x 31mm
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Critics Review

‘Fascinating, funny and tender’ ADAM BUXTON‘My favourite writer and interviewer’ JUDE ROGERS ‘If Kate Mossman’s name is on it, then I want to read it’ PETE PAPHIDES

About The Author

Kate Mossman

Kate Mossman is a writer, presenter and broadcaster who has been writing extensively about music and musicians since she started her career working with Mark Ellen and David Hepworth at Word magazine in 2008.

She is the writer and presenter of BBC4 documentaries Girl in A Band (2016), When Pop Ruled My Life (2015) and The Women Who Wrote Rock for Radio 4.

She currently writes for Guardian, Observer and is arts editor for the New Statesman. She lives in London.

Men of a Certain Age is Kate’s long-anticipated debut book.

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