Tony Visconti

There aren't many people who can claim to have even met any of the 20th century's top musical talent: musician and record producer Tony Visconti however, has gone one better and produced many of them, helping to give them the distinctive sounds that have made their names. The roll-call of stars he has lent his professional expertise over his long and illustrious career includes some of the biggest names in the modern record industry: the Moody Blues; T. Rex; Thin Lizzy; Adam Ant; The Stranglers; The Manic Street Preachers; Morrissey, and not forgetting his longest-lasting involvement; David Bowie.

With such a wealth of musically important experience behind him, it seems about time that he should turn his attention from audio to the written word, which is what he's recently done. His recently published autobiography, Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy features a foreword by Morrissey and tells the compelling story of 'the Brooklyn boy' who came to shape modern music.

A unique, first-hand insight into life in London during the late 1960s and '70s, Visconti's unique access to the biggest bands for over five decades is complemented by unseen photographs from his own personal archive, and offers a glimpse at music history that few have witnessed so intimately.

Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy is priced £18.99, and is available from all good bookshops now.