Let's Make Lots of Money by Tom Watkins
LONGLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZETom Watkins is the famously entertaining pop Svengali with killer commercial instincts and prodigious talent for design who propelled the Pet Shop Boys, Bros and East 17, among others, to global stardom.
"A highly enjoyable memoir, the book’s depiction of Eighties excess is an absolute must…" * Classic Pop *
"Unapologetic and outspoken.. [a] hugely entertaining tell-all biography. Gripping and gossipy, hilarious and forthright, yet insightful and self-knowing, Let's Make Lots of Money is everything an 80s music mogul memoir should be, and more." * Boyz *
"Let's Make Lots of Money is as brash as its title ... [it has a] waspishness that makes it so readable." * GQ *
"A brutally honest memoir" * Sun *
"Gossipy, refreshingly frank and disarmingly insightful" * Attitude *
"Unapologetic and outspoken.. [a] hugely entertaining tell-all biography. Gripping and gossipy, hilarious and forthright, yet insightful and self-knowing, Let's Make Lots of Money is everything an 80s music mogul memoir should be, and more." * Boyz *
"Let's Make Lots of Money is as brash as its title ... [it has a] waspishness that makes it so readable." * GQ *
"A brutally honest memoir" * Sun *
"Gossipy, refreshingly frank and disarmingly insightful" * Attitude *
Music mogul, design visionary, businessman, cultural commentator and art collector Tom Watkins was born in post-war Blackheath, South-East London. He started his career working for Terence Conran and Rodney Fitch before taking his passion for design into music. His influence can been seen all over 80s pop-culture, on the album sleeves of Wham, Grace Jones, Art of Noise and Frankie Goes to Hollywood among others. Tom is perhaps best known as the music manager and marketing genius behind the Pet Shop Boys, Bros and East 17. One of the pioneers of the boy band, Tom helped shaped pop music as we know it today. Tom has been working with Matthew Lindsay, a writer who has published articles in The Quietus and Mojo4Music.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753541968 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753541963 |
| Title | Let's Make Lots of Money |
| Author | Tom Watkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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