What a lovely writer he is: funny. modest, unsentimental and utterly without self-pity . . . warmth, wit and honesty make this such a satisfying read.

Radiates the author's easygoing charm . . . at the peak of his youthful fame he auditioned for a band called the Jaywalkers . . . alas he was unsuccessful. Who knows what might have been? But what the pop world lost, the world of politics gained.

His charming memoir details the ways in which records by his heroes . . . have formed the soundtrack to his life.

This memoir will give you that warm glow of finding a friend who shares your passions . . . In this loving slice of social history, he beautifully mixes that passion with the story of a young man growing up and succeeding in post-war Britain.

In prose and in person, Johnson has always had an everyman likeability . . . his take on the "good old days" is sparely unsentimental . . . very readable.

The funniest man in, well, pretty much all of the known universe

A consistent intelligence underpins Izzard's whimsy

The perfect present for music mums and dads

Funny, enlightening, gossipy’

Sparks with admiration and grievances, lust and envy

Engrossing

There have been many books about David Bowie ... but Dylan Jones's is among the best

The definitive account of the great man’s life, in the words of those who knew him best … lively, funny and warm – and the story, even the well-known bits, still staggers and amazes. It’s a brilliant story, and it is tremendously well-told here

A magisterial compilation of startling insights

One of the most colourful and intimate portraits yet painted of Bowie

A vivid catalogue of anecdote, opinion, gossip and memoir

There is literally no better way to spend your time than by reading about the late, great, beautiful and brilliant David Bowie, brought to you by fellow superfan and GQ editor Dylan Jones

This oral history is by far the best … It’s gossipy, fascinating stuff

The perfect accompaniment to roaring fires and languid winter evenings, this book
guarantees to see any man through the festive period

A must-have for Bowie fans

Revelatory and surprising – perfect for the Ziggy completist

Beguiling … the fabulosity of Bowie’s life and times lends itself extraordinarily well
to the oral history form

An affectionate, sometimes surprising, always fascinating picture of a Star Man in the real world

Of all the volumes to appear since Bowie’s death last year, this is perhaps the most useful

A treat for enthusiasts […] it bulges with essential and telling Spinal Tappish gossip

An intimate, detailed and gossip-spangled survey of the life of the great enigma

There are sixty-two and a half million books written about David Bowie; this is the one that has been unanimously praised. Indeed, David Bowie: A life might be the only one that you really need.

You can go to any page and read something really interesting. It’s the only book about another artist that I’ve really enjoyed.