Simon Spence
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Simon Spence

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"Legend," Peter Doherty; "The son I never wanted," Andrew Loog Oldham; "Thank you," Mollie Marriott, "Talented, resourceful, reliable," Matthew Collin; "Genius," Nicky Campbell; "Balls of steel," Anthony Donnelly; "Expertly pieced together," Pat Gilbert; "I had no doubt about him," Malcolm Forrester, "Riveting," Caroline Sullivan, "Incredible," Eamonn Forde; "Really unsettling," Samira Ahmed; "The best," Adrian Durham; "Definitive," John Harris; "Steely, forensic precision," Sunday Times; "Brilliant," Gordon Smart; "Superb," Bookseller; "Comprehensive," Esquire; "The definitive word," NME, "Correct," Paul Ryder; "Smart and thorough," Victoria Segal; "Fantastic," David Hepworth; "A great contemporary take on Gonzo," Mark Hodkinson, "Small but perfectly formed," Mark Ellen; "Terrific," New York Post. 2 x Sunday Times Book of Week, NME Book of Year, Financial Times Book of Year, BBC6 Music Book of Month, Irish Times Book of the Week, The Australian Book of Year, ITV1 9PM Secrets of the Bay City Rollers. Spence has written for the NME, The Face, i-D, Dazed & Confused, Arena, The Independent, The Guardian, The Big Issue, What’s On, Q, Mojo, Japan Times, Manchester Evening News, and been published by Penguin, Secker & Warburg, Heyne, Aurum, St Martin’s Press, Constable, Random House, Black & White, Omnibus and Jawbone. He co-owns a publishing company, Backstage Books, based in Manchester where he has lived since 1996, aside from two years spent working for the South China Morning Post (2000–2002).
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