A name synonymous with ground-breaking music, Tony Visconti has worked with the most dynamic and influential names in pop, from T. Rex and Iggy Pop to David Bowie and U2. This is the compelling life story of the man who helped shape music history, and gives a unique, first-hand insight into life in London during the late 1960s and '70s.

 This memoir takes you on a roller-coaster journey through the glory days of pop music, when men wore sequins and pop could truly rock. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories of big names such as Bowie, Visconti's unique access to the hottest talent, both on stage and off, for over five decades is complemented by unseen photographs from his own personal archive, offering a glimpse at music history that few have witnessed so intimately.

 Soon after abandoning his native New York to pursue his musical career in the UK, Visconti was soon in the thick of the emerging glam rock movement, launching T. Rex to commercial success and working with the then-unknown David Bowie.

 Since his fateful move to the land of tea and beer drunk straight from the can, Visconti has worked with such names as T. Rex, Thin Lizzy, Wings, The Boomtown Rats, Marsha Hunt, Procol Harum, and more recently Ziggy Marley, Mercury Rev, the Manic Street Preachers and Morrissey on his acclaimed new album 'Ringleader of the Tormentors'.

 Even Visconti's personal life betrays an existence utterly immersed in music. Married to first to Siegrid Berman, then to Mary Hopkin and later to May Pang, he counts many of the musicians and producers he has worked with as close friends and is himself a celebrated musician.

Tony Visconti: The Autobiography - Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy

Né a Brooklyn, New York, Tony Visconti se passionne très tôt pour la musique. A 23 ans, après avoir multiplié les expériences avec différents orchestres de jazz ou de cabaret, il part pour Londres afin d'y percer les secrets des studios anglais. Si le nom de Tony Visconti reste attaché à celui de Marc Bolan (T.Rex) ou à David Bowie, avec lesquels il nouera une véritable amitié, il a joué un rôle crucial dans la carrière de nombreux autres chanteurs ou groupes dont il a produit les disques et, par conséquent, dans l'histoire du rock. Musicien talentueux, inventif et généreux, il est légitimement considéré comme un des meilleurs producteurs de tous les temps, à l'instar de son " maître à produire ", George Martin. Son autobiographie se lit et se vit comme un voyage fantastique à travers la musique de ces quarante dernières années. Tony Visconti, avec un réel talent de conteur, nous offre un témoignage unique, sincère et essentiel sur son métier.

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