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WE CAN BE HEROES
Life on tour with David Bowie

by Sean Mayes

Travelling the world with the Thin White Duke
The first tour diary about David Bowie

Sean Mayes knew and toured with David Bowie at the height of his fame in the early 1970s with Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars. By 1978 he had been welcomed as a fully fledged member of Bowie's band. Over these years of touring and playing together Sean gained a unique insider's knowledge of this most distant and enigmatic of rock stars.

WE CAN BE HEROES is the culmination of several years on the road with the most influential and successful artist of his generation. Containing in-depth personal insights and recollections, this book is an essential purchase for any Bowie fan, or indeed any one interested in the excessive lifestyles of pop stars at the absolute peak of their powers.

FEATURES

• Touring, hotel life, drugs, groupies, fans, and Bowie's private life.
• The recording of the classic albums Lodger and double live LP Stage.
• Never-before-seen photos of Bowie, both on stage and behind the scenes.
• The legendary recording sessions with Brian Eno and Toni Visconti.
• Full 1978 tour chronology.

PUBLICITY

• Bowie will release a new album and begin a world tour in the Summer of 1999.
• Bowie's media profile is presently as high as it has ever been (especially on the Net)

Sean Mayes was the keyboard player in Fumble during the early Seventies. It was during an appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972 that he met and formed a long lasting friendship with David Bowie. He also wrote biographies of Kate Bush and Joan Armatrading. Sean died in 1995.

Size: 198 x 130 mm ISBN: 1-897783-17-5 Price: £7.99
Paperback: 160 pgs

Publication Date: 23/08/99 Serial Rights Available