Mick Brown was born in London in 1950 and has interviewed Salvador Dali, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Don DeLillo, Richard Ford, Ravi Shankar, and the Dalai Lama, and has written several books as well on Richard Branson, the movie Performance, and a guide to America through pop songs. His interview with Spector--the first in twenty-five years--was published in The Telegraph in England only days before Lana Clarkson was found dead in his "castle" in Los Angeles.
Currently on trial for his life, accused of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, hit maker and Wall of Sound creator Phil Spector has been the subject of much recent media interest. Brown's detailed biography of Spector begins with his working-class childhood, continues through his glory days as a musical wunderkind and mysterious recluse, on up to the moment when he is alleged to have killed Clarkson. Porter's reading of Brown's biography does a solid job of hitting the high notes, maintaining an even tone and reading with understated panache. Porter is workmanlike, trekking through Spector's up-and-down life at an even clip with a careful, documentary-film-narrator assurance. He likely should not stray too far from his phone, for the inevitable posttrial version of the book. Simultaneous release with the Knopf hardcover (Reviews, May 28). (July) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
"Bloodcurdling biography. . . . A portrait of pure self-interest
and cruelty, tempered only slightly by the great musical
achievements of Mr. Spector's golden age in the early 1960s."
-The New York Times
"Gripping. . . . Brown succeeds in providing a well-rounded
portrait of someone the public never understood. And it comes at
just the right time, too-when they're asking more questions about
him than ever." -The Washington Post
"Fascinating, detailed. . . . A great portrait of where genius and
madness meet." -Rocky Mountain News"A bruising portrait of
legendary music producer Phil Spector." -Entertainment
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