Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan. A black guy playing white rock music, he wanted to be all th
From one of rock’s greatest writers, Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre is the definitive biography of the Doors Spanning the entire history of the band, from the birth of its members to the deaths of thos
A big, brash history of Guns n’ Roses charismatic, talented and idiosyncratic leader“An archetypal rock biography that captures the runaway-train spirit of the singer and his band—Y
Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of the band that pushed the envelope on both creativity and excess, even by rock ‘n’ roll standards. Led Zeppelin was the l
The first significant fresh reporting on the legendary band in twenty years, built on interviews with all surviving band members and revealing a never-before-seen side of the genius and debauchery th
In 'The Ace of Spades', Motörhead's most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, 'I don't want to live forever'. Yet as he told his friend of 35 years, former PR
Hanging 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 spraw
Decades before reality television was invented, Ozzy Osbourne was subversive and dark. Ozzy was the singer in Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when bands were measured by how 'heavy'
From one of rock’s greatest writers, Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre is the definitive biography of the DoorsSpanning the entire history of the band, from the birth of its members to the deaths of those w
Hanging 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 spraw
The final word on the only name synonymous with heavy metal - Black Sabbath.Way back in the mists of time, in the days when rock giants walked the earth, the name Ozzy Osbourne was synonymous with the
A revised edition of the classic Led Zeppelin biography, featuring rich and substantial new materialRock writer Mick Wall draws on insider access, as former confidante to both Plant and Page, to craft
There’s a reason why Dave Grohl is known, however naively, as “the nicest man in rock.” A reason why millions have bought his Foo Fighters albums and DVDs, his concert and festival tickets. A reason w
Leading rock journalist Mick Wall?offers the true story of the world's hardest working rock icon?A?masterful and comprehensive text is presented?here along with four DVDs packed with candid film inter
Whether it's hanging around with Marillion's Fish or talking through old times with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, there isn't a rock luminary that journalist Mick Wall hasn't dealt with over the last 30
In April 2016 the world lost a music legend. This is the biography of the iconic composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - the inimitable Prince.
