David Bowie: The Definitive Story

Strange Fascination

The most complete account of David Bowie and his impact on pop culture ever written.

One of the most authoritative Bowie books you're ever likely to read.

As a critique-cum-re-establishment of the David Bowie character, "definitive" is pretty much it.

A fascinating portrait of a fascinating artist ... if you like Bowie and you're into biographies, this is the one to read

Buckley manages the ultimate achievement of any rock biog and sends you scuttling back to the records.

A definitive re-establishment of the man and the myth of David Bowie.

The Sunday Times bestseller. 
 
David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time, reinventing himself again and again, transforming music, style and art for over five decades. 
 
David Buckley's unique approach to unravelling the Bowie enigma, via interviews with many of the singer's closest associates, biography and academic analysis, makes this unrivalled biography a classic for Bowie fans old and new. This revised edition of Strange Fascination captures exclusive details about the tours, the making of the albums, the arguments, the split-ups, the music and, most importantly, the man himself. Also including exclusive photographic material, Strange Fascination is the most complete account of David Bowie and his impact on pop culture ever written.

David Buckley

CRAFTSMEN-LIKE READING OF THE R.E.M. STORY

BUCKLEY HAS CREATED A STRAGHTFORWARD AND ENJOYABLE DOCUMENT... THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

An Alternative Biography

R.E.M.'s public image has always been tightly controlled. Icons of anti-celebrity rock, who bacame huge celebrity rock stars, they were, according to the story, the first U.S. post new-wave band who were both commercially successful and cool. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Mike Mills, Peter Buck and other members of R.E.M.'s nuclear family, Fiction re-evaluates the music and career of a group who sold almost no records for the first half of their existence, then became 'the biggest rock group in the world' in the second half.

David Buckley

Praise for R.E.M. Fiction

CRAFTSMEN-LIKE READING OF THE R.E.M. STORY

A FINE JOB

BUCKLEY HAS CREATED A STRAGHTFORWARD AND ENJOYABLE DOCUMENT... THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

CRAFTSMEN-LIKE READING OF THE R.E.M. STORY

A FINE JOB

BUCKLEY HAS CREATED A STRAGHTFORWARD AND ENJOYABLE DOCUMENT... THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

CRAFTSMEN-LIKE READING OF THE R.E.M. STORY

A FINE JOB

BUCKLEY HAS CREATED A STRAGHTFORWARD AND ENJOYABLE DOCUMENT... THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

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