<p><div><i>Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes</i> is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, an amazing life and an incredible musical legacy. It covers Ian Hunter's youth and formative rock 'n' roll years in the Sixties, Mott the Hoople's formation, David Bowie's intervention as 'a fan' of the band and Mott's rise to international stardom. Sitting alongside Ian Hunter's <i>Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star</i>, this Authorised Biography shines a light on the highs and lows of stardom and the music business lifestyle. It also tells how Ian, at Mott's peak, found a friction with fame and jettisoned what he had achieved with the band to pursue a sparkling forty-year solo career. Biographer Campbell Devine has collaborated with Ian Hunter, all of Mott the Hoople and their personnel, and dozens of other significant groups, performers and celebrity fans including Gene Simmons (Kiss), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Brian May (Queen), Andy Mackay (Roxy Music) and Robin Zander (Cheap Trick). Containing candid first-hand revealing accounts, unseen images and in-depth observations and musical commentaries, this is the ultimate biography of one of rock's greatest writers, performers and influencers.</div></p>

Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 1)

Biographies & Memoirs

Devine, Campbell

Arts & Literature

Omnibus Press

<p><div>Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon. This second part of a two-volume authorised biography offers inside stories from Ian's solo career following his departure from Mott the Hoople, including his collaborations with Mick Ronson, Queen and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and reflects on resonant recordings such as 'You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic', 'Shrunken Heads', 'Fingers Crossed', 'Once Bitten Twice Shy', 'Ships' and 'Dandy' - his homage to David Bowie. Based on interviews with Ian Hunter and an impressive cast of supporting characters, 'Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: Hunter by Proxy' is a fascinating and frank exploration of Ian's honest and distinctive style, his articulate "better than Dylan" writing and the absurdity of music-related fame.</div></p>

Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 2)

<p>Campbell Devine has successfully collaborated with Ian Hunter and other Mott members to create a biography devoid of borrowed information and recycled press clippings but instead full of new, sensational, and humorous inside stories; controversial quotes; and an array of previously unpublished views from the band. With firsthand input from members Hunter, Griffin, Watts, Allen, and Ralphs, this definitive tome gives the complete insight into the legend of Mott The Hoople. Queen's Brian May and Def Leppard's Joe Elliott have provided their own foreword to pay a long and overdue tribute to a band who were simply one of rock's most treasured. By far the most scrupulously researched written work ever produced on Mott The Hoople, this book will be welcomed by both the committed and casual rock reader, the aging rockers and certainly all the young dudes.</p>

All the Young Dudes: Mott the Hoople & Ian Hunter

Humor & Entertainment

Cherry Red Books

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Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 1)

Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 2)

All the Young Dudes: Mott the Hoople & Ian Hunter