Mick Wall was the founding editor of CLASSIC ROCK magazine. He is the author of numerous music titles, including books on Iron Maiden, Don Arden and Black Sabbath. He ghosted XS ALL AREAS: the autobiography of Status Quo, and is a former DJ on Capital Radio. In the late 1980s he was a regular guest on Andy Kershaw's Radio 1 show - it was then, one night at the BBC, that he first bumped into John Peel. Peel helpfully showed him how to use the coffee machine.
..the real advantage that Wall enjoys over all the other Sabbath biographers is that he worked for the musicians as a PR and knew them all personally... as a result (he) is able to portray the Sabbath members as they really are. ...It's an epic tale, told the way it should be. -- Joel McIver * RECORD COLLECTOR * ...the book's research was super, getting the balance between fact and fiction spot on destroying a lot of the myths surrounding the band and also giving great insight into the Bill Ward debacle. -- Kevin Bell * Waterstones.com * Wall delivers the book he was born to write. * CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE * Wall has a marvellous turn of phrase... required reading for all fans, regardless of their preferred era. * IRISH NEWS * The band's uppers and downers are recounted here with amusing and sobering appraisal, making this an entertaining read for long-standing fans and newcomers alike. * GUITARIST *