Bøger af Mick Wall

'All the hard-living, the drinking, the drugging, the sex, the money, all the bullshit, it was never hard. It was easy. The hard part was not dying from it.' Lemmy, as told to Mick Wall'Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there's little praise greater than that' CLASSIC ROCK

Den anmelderroste rockskribent Mick Wall, der tidligere har skrevet bestseller-biografier om blandt andre Metallica, Iron Maiden og Led Zeppelin, udgav biografien 'Lou Reed – The Life' den 9. december 2013, kun få måneder efter Lou Reeds død. Mick Wall har beundret Lou Reed og The Velvet Underground hele sit liv, og Will Hodgkinson, der er førende rockanamelder på 'The Times', siger om biografien: ”Mick Wall skriver lige på og hårdt og helt usentimentalt i en stil, der passer til den mand, han skriver om, og han går bestemt ikke uden om Lou Reeds mere ubehagelige sider.”Lou Reed, der døde den 27. oktober 2013, er blevet kaldt mange ting, lige fra the Godfather of Punk til the High Priest of Glam. Mick Wall mener, at han fortsatte, hvor rocken holdt op – og han skal derfor ikke måles med Beatles og Stones, men med William S. Burroughs, Hubert Selby Jr. og Andy Warhol.

In this candid, intimate and definitive biography of rock's larger-than-life legend, the extraordinary story of Meat Loaf is brought up to date by international bestselling author Mick Wall.

The final word on the world's greatest rock band, Led Zeppelin.

From iconic rock journalist Mick Wall comes the definitive account of America's best-selling band of all time--who have sold more records than Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones combined--exploring the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, their ruthless, meteoric rise to fame, and the dark truths beneath their musical façade of peaceful, easy feelings.

Sprung from the roots of 70s hard rock, Metallica defined the look and sound of 1980s heavy metal, just as Led Zeppelin had for hard rock and the Sex Pistols for punk before them. Inventors of thrash metal-Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth followed-it was always Metallica who led the way, who pushed to another level, who became the last of the superstar rockers. Though plagued by adversities, including the death of their bassist in a bus crash, infighting and substance abuse, they survived to became the biggest-selling band in the world. With 100 million records sold worldwide, their music has extended its reach beyond rock and metal, and into the pop mainstream, as they went from speed metal to MTV with their hit single "Enter Sandman". Until now there hasn't been a critical, authoritative, in-depth portrait of the band. Mick Wall's thoroughly researched, insightful work is enriched by his interviews with band members, record company execs, roadies, and fellow musicians. He tells the story of how a tennis-playing, music-loving Danish immigrant named Lars Ulrich created a band with singer James Hetfield and made his dreams a reality. Enter Night delves into the various incarnations of the band, and the personalities of all key members, past and present-especially Ulrich and Hetfield-to produce the definitive word on the biggest metal band on the planet

Decades before reality television was invented, Ozzy Osbourne was subversive and dark. Ozzy was the singer in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when rock bands were measured by how 'heavy' they were, no one was weightier than Black Sabbath. All four founding members of the original Black Sabbath grew up within half-a-mile of each other in a tiny Birmingham suburb. Though all shared a deep love of music--The Beatles for Ozzy, the Mothers of Invention for Geezer, the Shadows and Chet Atkins for Iommi, and Gene Kruppa for Ward- they formed their group "as the quickest way out of the slums." This is the story of how they made that dream come true--and how it then turned into a nightmare for all of them. At the height of their fame, Sabbath discovered they'd been so badly ripped off by their managers they didn't even own their own songs. They looked for salvation from Don Arden-an even more notorious gangster figure, who resurrected their career but still left them indebted to him, financially and personally. It finally came to a head when in 1979 they sacked Ozzy: "For being too out of control--even for us," as Bill Ward put it. The next fifteen years were a war between the post-Ozzy Sabbath and Ozzy himself, whose solo career overshadowed Sabbath so much that a reunion was entirely on his terms. Or rather, those of his wife and manager-to add a further bitter twist for Sabbath, daughter of Don Arden -Sharon Osbourne.

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-You don't have to be a Guns N' Roses fanatic to dig this energetic, comprehensive, few-holds-barred portrait of modern metal's most charismatic figure."-Kirkus ReviewsEven in the rock world, a figure like Axl Rose doesn't come along very often. Mercurial and brilliant, deluded and imperious, Rose defies easy description. W.A.R. reveals Rose's childhood influences (and how he got his name), tracks the birth of G n' R and delves into the stories behind their monster albums Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion. But with those successes came excesses-drugs, infighting and a lead singer who morphed from eccentric to seemingly unhinged.Journalist Mick Wall had unprecedented access to Rose and G n' R during their heyday and gives a more richly detailed portrait of the band than you've ever read before. W.A.R. has fresh views on:--the death of two fans at the Donington Park concert in England--Rose's fallout with all the other original G n' R band members, including Slash--fights with Kurt Cobain, Vince Neil and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger--Rose's no-shows at concerts throughout his career--the lead singer's becoming a recluse at his Malibu mansion for most of the last fifteen years--the much-gossiped-about and long-awaited album Chinese Democracy

The definitive story of 'the American Beatles', The Eagles - a band who have sold more records than Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones combined.

'It's funny how most people love the dead. Once you're dead you're made for life' Jimi HendrixA biography of the world's greatest guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, by international bestselling author Mick Wall.

The definitive, no-holds-barred biography of one of the biggest-selling rock bands in the world, the Foo Fighters.

Think you know the story of Jim Morrison and The Doors? This revelatory and explosive biography from critically acclaimed rock journalist Mick Wall will make you think again.

A major, definitive biography of Guns N' Roses by the man who was very much a part of what remains the most iconic rock story of the last three decades.

The don of heavy metal writing looks back over the years of excess.

Lou Reed died in 2013. This is the critically acclaimed biography of the songwriter, Velvet Underground member and musician. 'This "sincere speed-written, blood-spattered tribute" strings together the raciest anecdotes...and does it rather well' SUNDAY TIMES

Mick Wall moves on from Led Zeppelin to produce a definitive doorstop on Metallica. 'A flaming juggernaut of heavy-metal biog' GUARDIAN

Mick Wall penetrates the closed world of Aussie rock legends AC/DC. 'We're a rock group - we're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird' Angus Young

The first in-depth biography of legendary Guns N' Roses frontman, the controversial W. Axl Rose.