The Making of The Stone Roses

by Nigel Cawthorne

Great book

Genres: Music

208 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Nigel Cawthorne is an Anglo-American writer of fiction and non-fiction, and an editor. He has written more than 80 books on a wide range of subjects and has contributed to The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph Daily Mail and The New York Times. He has appeared on television and BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Many of Nigel Cawthorne's books are compilations of popular history, without footnotes, references or bibliographies. His own web site refers to a description of his home as a "book-writing factory" and says, "More than half my books were commissioned by publishers and packagers for a flat fee or for a for a reduced royalty".

One of his most notable works was Taking Back My Name, an autobiography of Ike Turner, with whom he spent a number of weeks working with him on, taking up residence in Turner's house. The book caused much controversy, resulting in court cases for three years following its release.

Cawthorne currently lives in Bloomsbury, London with his girlfriend and son, Colin (born 1982).

Reviews

[Tom Lynch · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this second hand for a couple of quid. I found this to be poor. It often has a lower secondary school text book feel to the way that it is written. It is strewn with typos and is badly written. It appears to be a first draft that hasn't been edited very well, if at all. The author has a penchant for using American terminology, which just doesn't fit well. It is a very narrative account which lacks any passion or emotion. I get the impression that the author neither knows the band personally, nor is a fan. Everything feels like it is sourced from magazine articles, and other books on the band. Avoid this as there are far better books on the Roses. John Robb's Rise and Fall of The Stone Roses for one.

[Mew · Rating 3 out of 5]

like reading about old friends...comforting, funny and interesting.