{"product_id":"david-bowie-rainbowman-1967-1980-paperback","title":"David Bowie Rainbowman: 1967-1980 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJérôme Soligny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most authoritative work on the creation of Bowie's music ever published.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a book unlike any other, the definitive analysis of David's music, told in a quiet natural way, but with absolute authenticity, by the people around him\" - \u003cb\u003eHermione Farthingale\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jérôme Soligny is one of the best authorities in the world of David Bowie's career and life in general... His new biography \u003ci\u003eRainbowman \u003c\/i\u003eis a thorough and honest account of the great man.\" - \u003cb\u003eTony Visconti \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jérôme is a guy who is still aware that popular music is an art form and not a money suppository. He writes from the heart and is one of the last exemplars of a dying breed. The critic, armed with intelligence and brute compulsive honesty, as dangerous as a river.\" - \u003cb\u003eIggy Pop\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Not long ago, Jérôme told me something that I find very true: 'David played saxophone, guitar, a bit of keyboards, but above all, he played... musicians!' I think he was right on the money.\" - \u003cb\u003eMike Garson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDavid Bowie Rainbowman\u003c\/i\u003e, Jérôme Soligny tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the creation of his music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This uniquely exhaustive work on Bowie's 1967-1980 albums draws on over 150 interviews with the musicians, producers and friends who knew Bowie best, including Robert Fripp, Hermione Farthingale, Lou Reed, George Underwood, Mick Ronson, Carlos Alomar, Trevor Bolder, Mike Garson, Woody Woodmansey and many, many others. With an essay by Soligny on each album followed by oral histories from the most trusted and influential figures in Bowie's musical life, David Bowie Rainbowman is the definitive guide to a singular and mercurial genius - the Rainbowman himself. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003cbr\u003e Includes a foreword by Tony Visconti, an introduction by Mike Garson and cover photo by Mick Rock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A beautiful and stylish gift for Bowie fans, over 700 pages long, filled with iconic photographs and with striking cover design by Barnbrook.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJérôme Soligny is a musician, writer and journalist based in France. Over the course of 25 years, Jérôme exchanged many emails with Bowie, and interviewed him on numerous occasions for \u003ci\u003eRock \u0026amp; Folk \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He was honored with the Chevalier des Artes et Lettres in 2019 and is described by Bryan Ferry as 'one of the great French authorities on contemporary music'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.05 x 9.21 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58220542099537,"sku":"9781800962040","price":30.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/CFsr166O5f9781800962040.webp?v=1758167709","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/david-bowie-rainbowman-1967-1980-paperback","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}