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The Tastemaker
- My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music
- Narrated by: Ben Higgins
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years and features stories of his time working with everyone from the Beatles to the Ronettes and Elton John to the Rolling Stones.
Leaving school at the age of sixteen to start his career in the music industry at Decca Records, Tony King would soon find himself becoming a close friend and confidante to some of the world's biggest artists - a far cry from his childhood days in Eastbourne.
Living in an era of seismic social, technological and cultural transformation, King experienced these defining moments as an influential figure in London and New York's gay scenes. Despite his heady life in showbusiness, however, he would soon learn that a glittering career couldn't shield him from heartbreak - witness to the AIDS crisis and the devastating consequences, his personal life was intermittently marked by tumult and turmoil. This included spending time with with his friend Freddie Mercury in the Queen frontman's final days.
Suffused with Tony King's disarming warmth and unparalleled charisma - and at times profoundly moving - The Tastemaker paints an intimate portrait of a music legend and captures the unpredictable world he stamped his indelible mark upon.
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Critic Reviews
"This is a brilliant book by a brilliant man. A magician with perfect taste. Thank God I met him. He is gold dust!" (Elton John)
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- Christopher J Carroll
- 20-02-2023
Great stories from a great period in music
Great book but would have liked to hear Tony read it. He’s a wonderful storyteller
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