Writer and broadcaster Lucy O'Brien is the author of the award-winning She Bop, a definitive history of women in popular music. She has also published bestselling biographies of Dusty Springfield and Annie Lennox. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies including Voicing Girlhoodd in Popular Music- Performance, Authority, Authenticity and Punk Rock, So What? Currently she is Course Leader for Music Journalism and Marketing at the University for the Creative Arts.
If Madonna is your Elvis you will devour Lucy O'Brien's definitive biography; not only can she write properly, but her book is objective, immaculately researched and illuminating. * Irish Examiner * O'Brien is a capable and intelligent writer...a refreshing biography of the iconic popstress * Guardian * Madonna remains one of the most fascinating women of our time * Telegraph * A mighty volume * Mail on Sunday * Enduring superstar gets the biography she deserves * Mojo *