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Praise for Hope I Get Old Before I Die: ""Hepworth is a genuinely great writer, with a winning turn of phrase"" -Guardian ""Reads like a series of rich, fast-paced and immensely funny short stories"" - The Oldie ""Offers solid insights into the compulsions and drives that keep bands reforming"" -Sunday Times ""May be his best yet...recommended to anyone for whom pop music means anything at all"" -Daily Mail ""The book is destined to become the go-to text on a subject we never thought we'd have to survey"" - Literary Review ""Fascinating stuff with great anecdotes"" -Sun ""Another triumph... Part whizz-bang storytelling, part social history, part forensic examination of an understudied phenomenon, the book is destined to become the go-to text on a subject we never thought we'd have to survey"" -Literary Review Praise for Hepworth's Previous Titles: ""A substantive look at Abbey Road beyond the famous zebra-stripe crossing album cover. Hepworth traces the studio's technological trajectory from 78 shellacs and vinyl LPs to audiotapes, CDs, and streaming. On the management side of the industry, the book has much to say about George Martin, the producer, instrumentalist, and mentor to the Fab Four."" -Library Journal ""A sprightly history of the legendary recording studio. As veteran British music writer Hepworth notes in this well-researched overview, The Beatles titled their 1969 album Abbey Road not to mythologize the place (or its now-famous nearby crosswalk) but to honor its role as their humble workplace. Smart music writing, historically savvy without lapsing into easy nostalgia."" -Kirkus Reviews ""The research in Uncommon People is fantastic and its fascinating details will entertain even those who think they've read it all before . . . Hepworth's knowledge and enthusiasm for music makes it a hugely enjoyable and informative reflection on the days when rock ruled the world . . . It feels like one of those evenings when you sit with your friends and talk about the music you love. Uncommon People leaves you with the same companionable glow."" -Express (UK) ""David Hepworth [is] one of the best music writers around . . . Thoughtful and stylishly told tales."" -David Lister, iNews ""[A] wonderful portrait of rock stardom . . . Hepworth's writing is sublime."" -Daily Mail ""Vivid, irreverent prose and analytic insight distinguish the book from the legion of Boomer nostalgia titles."" -Publishers Weekly ""Hepworth brings rare perspicacity into the business machinations of the era, whose movers and shakers were, as he points out, often from a previous, less starry-eyed generation...Never a Dull Moment lives up to its title."" -The Guardian ""[An] expansive overview of the high-water mark of rock's album-oriented maturity....[Hepworth is] sharp and zingy....his mix of garrulousness and dry wit makes Never a Dull Moment a zip to read."" -NPR

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David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting, and speaking about music since the '70s. He has launched and written for magazines such as Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, and The Word, and he was an anchor for Live Aid in 1985. He is the radio columnist for the Saturday Guardian and a media correspondent for the newspaper.

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