Book description
From mod folk artist to flower power pixie elfin to the king of glam
rockers, Marc Bolan was the ultimate chameleon. His far reaching
musical and stylistic influence is more relevant today than ever with
hits such as 'Ride A White Swan', 'Children Of The Revolution', 'Get
It On' and 'Hot Love' as fresh and exhilarating as when first released.
At the peak of his popularity during his lifetime, Bolan was
outselling Jimi Hendrix and The Who, and yet relatively little is
really known about the hypnotic, enigmatic 20th century boy turned
21st century icon.
At last, in the 35th anniversary year of his tragic death, Marc
Bolan represents the definite biography.
Here, rock biographer, Lesley-Ann Jones, paints a meticulous
portrait of the T. Rex front man. From his childhood growing up in
Hackney to his untimely death at the age of 29, Bolan's life was one
of relentless experimentation and metamorphoses. Hallucinogenic drugs,
wizardry and levitation, alcoholism, tax evasion and a spectacular
fall from grace were to punctuate his short life, as he continued to
strive to reinvent himself and his music over and over again.
Lesley-Ann has been granted access to those who knew Bolan best,
including his partner and the mother of his only son, Gloria Jones and
his brother, Harry Feld.
Lesley-Ann Jones is a journalist, newspaper columnist and
broadcaster. The author of eight published books, including the
acclaimed
Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography, she has
enjoyed more than twenty-five years in music and the media. She
lives in South-East London with her young children, the eldest
having grown up and gone into the music business. Follow her on
Twitter @LAJwriter and visit her online at www. lesleyannjones. com.
