Bob Spitz – författare

PRE-ORDER THIS GROUNDBREAKING RECKONING WITH THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CLASSIC HISTORIES OF THE BEATLES AND LED ZEPPELIN.A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026'Epic' THE TIMES‘Colourful and authoritative … both forensic and poetic' NEW YORK TIMES ‘Magisterial... For anyone who loves or even likes the Stones, it’s indispensable’ LOS ANGELES TIMES ‘You won’t look at the Stones the same way again' WALL STREET JOURNAL‘A treasure trove for Stones fans’ KIRKUS (starred review)‘Terrific . . . A work of music history to savor’ BOOKLISTLADIES AND GENTLEMEN … THE ROLLING STONESWhat left is there to say about the Stones?A hell of a lot, it turns out . . .You think you know the story? Think again. Shorn of dulling layers of myth and received wisdom, an irresistible, clear-eyed portrait emerges of a band who, after sixty years, continue to break new ground and command our attention.And at the heart of it all is the remarkable, unique, fractious, codependent, alchemical bond between Mick and Keith, the Glimmer Twins. There’s been debauchery, decadence and death along the way. Not everyone survived the journey, but the band was always greater than the sum of its parts, laying down a trail of classic albums and landmark live performances in its wake.Drawing on decades of music industry experience and five years of dedicated research, critically acclaimed biographer Bob Spitz brings a fresh eye to the epic story of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world.In 2026 they remain in a league of their own. The Rolling Stones shows why.‘Colourful and authoritative … fond, voluble and diligent to a fault … Spitz is both forensic and poetic … celebratory and bittersweet’NEW YORK TIMES‘A magisterial work … he excels at presenting the Stones in glorious technicolour. . . Hundreds of books have been written about the Rolling Stones, but few sparkle quite like Spitz’s. For anyone who loves or even likes the Stones, it’s indispensable’LOS ANGELES TIMES ‘You won’t look at the Stones the same way again” WALL STREET JOURNAL‘A terrific biography . . . A must for every fan of the Stones and rock and roll, a work of music history to savor’BOOKLISTPRAISE FOR BOB SPITZ‘A treasure trove for Stones fans’ Kirkus‘Riveting ... startlingly well-reported and consistently engaging’ Boston Globe‘Irresistible … a captivating picture that hasn't been seen before’ New York Times‘Spitz researches like a historian and writes like a novelist’ Christian Science Monitor‘No other book captures it so well, understands so well...’ Greil Marcus‘Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling’ People‘No biographer has dug as deeply or with such verve. . . Energetic and engaging’ Washington Post

Bob Spitz takes his place... among the most able chroniclers of the many myths, poses and postures of the middle-class Jewish boy from Minnesota and his dogged and at times ruthless pursuit of superstardom.—Boston Herald"The great strength of this biography, apart from the massiveness of Spitz's research, is its respect for Dylan's talent, and an understanding of his social and musical talent."—London Sunday TelegraphBob Spitz is best known for Barefoot in Babylon, his eye-opening account of the Woodstock music festival. Before that, he represented Bruce Springsteen and Elton John, for which he was awarded four gold records. The author of hundreds of articles, Spitz has been published in Life, the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Mirabella, and the Washington Post. He lives in New York City with his wife and is currently at work on a novel and two books of nonfiction.

In the blink of an eye, Bob Spitz turned fifty, finished an eight-year book project and a fourteen-year marriage, had his heart stolen and broken on the rebound, and sought salvation the only way he knew how. He fled to Europe, where he hopscotched among the finest cooking schools in pursuit of his dream.Spitz hit the fabled cooking-school circuit in a series of idyllic European villages, and The Saucier's Apprentice is a chronicle of his exploits. Combining an outrageous travelogue with gastronomic lore, hands-on cooking instruction, hot-tempered chefs, local personalities, and a batch of memorable recipes, Spitz's odyssey recounts the transformation of a professional writer-and lifelong kitchen amateur-into a world-class cook.