The First Time

Stories & Songs from Music Icons

Matt Everitt

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Laurence King
01 November 2018

Music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography: arts & entertainment

"""Matt Everitt knows the feeling and he knows the songs. I had a blast.""

Johnny Marr

Discover the unforgettable firsts that have shaped some of the biggest names in rock, punk, pop, dance, reggae and indie music.

Taken from Matt Everitt's acclaimed BBC Radio 6 Music show, The First Time invites you inside the lives of 40 of the music world's most notable legends.

From Alice Cooper to Yoko Ono, Courtney Love to Elton John, follow their lives and careers starting with their first musical memories, first records and first gigs, finding out the songs that have shaped them along the way.

Featured artists: Alice Cooper, Bernard Sumner, Bill Drummond, Billy Corgan, Brian Wilson, Bryan Ferry, Charlie Watts, Chrissie Hynde, Courtney Love, Damon Albarn, Dave Grohl, David Gilmour, Debbie Harry, Edwyn Collins, Elton John, Florence Welch, Jarvis Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, John Lydon, Johnny Marr, Jonny Greenwood, Josh Homme, Kelis, Lars Ulrich, Marianne Faithfull, Michael Stipe, Neneh Cherry, Norman Cook, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Rod Stewart, Sinead O'Connor, Terry Hall, Trent Reznor, Wayne Coyne, Wilko Johnson, Win Butler, Yoko Ono

Each of the 40 compelling interviews is accompanied by specially commissioned collage illustrations and a bespoke playlist that lets you listen to the tracklisting.

A must-have for any music lover."

By: Matt Everitt
Imprint: Laurence King
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781786272980
ISBN 10: 1786272989
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matt Everitt is a BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 2 presenter, journalist, music consultant and producer. He produces and presents The First Time With... on 6 Music and presents the daily Music News on Shaun Keaveny's breakfast show. Tim Marrs is a renowned digital collage artist who has worked for Nike, Ogilvy and Geffen Records.

Reviews for The First Time: Stories & Songs from Music Icons

Author and presenter Matt Everitt invites 40 musicians from various genres to recall the 'flashpoints that inspired them': earliest musical memories, formative influences, first albums, favourite gigs. -- Mail on Sunday