The most authoritative work on the creation of Bowie' s music ever published. "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" - Hermione Farthingale
"Jérôme Soligny is one of the best authorities in the world of David Bowie' s career and
life in general... His new biography Rainbowman is a thorough and honest account of the great
man." - Tony Visconti "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." - Iggy Pop "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." - Mike Garson In David Bowie Rainbowman Jérôme Soligny
tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the
creation of his music. 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. Includes a foreword by Tony Visconti an
introduction by Mike Garson and cover photo by Mick Rock. A beautiful and stylish gift for
Bowie fans over 700 pages long filled with iconic photographs and with striking cover design
by Barnbrook.
