Sylvie Simmons

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PUBLISHED: Sep.18.2012

I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons

The definitive account of an extraordinary life. Sylvie Simmons, the award-winning author, crafts a portrait of Cohen as nuanced as the man himself, drawing on a wealth of research that includes Cohen’s personal archives and more than a hundred exclusive interviews with those closest to Cohen—from his lovers, friends, monks, professors, rabbis and fellow musicians to his muses —and...

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PUBLISHED: Feb.10.2005

Too Weird for Ziggy

The razor-witted fiction debut of one of the world’s best music writers. Hilarious and unforgettable, Too Weird For Ziggy is devastatingly funny, punchy, and as hooky as the best rock’n'roll. “A damn good writer, honest, truthful and scathing.” Lemmy, Motorhead “Very cool reading, very rock’n'roll.” Slash “Brilliant” Tori Amos “Subversive, out-there, radical, wicked and very, very...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.18.2001

Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful Of Gitanes

The long-awaited English biography of the man who made the best and most sampled, concept album of all time (Histoire De Melody Nelson), invented French reggae, punk and rap, fathered actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and told Whitney Houston, on live, prime-time French TV that he wanted to fuck her. “I would recommend A Fistful of Gitanes, by Sylvie Simmons (Helter Skelter), which is a...

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PUBLISHED: Mar.01.2001

Neil Young: Reflections in Broken Glass

Marking the new millennium, MOJO magazine launched a series of small hardback books, ‘MOJO Heroes,’ aimed at providing a concise but authoritative introduction to artists whom the editors of revered music magazine admired. Sylvie Simmons’ book on Neil Young, the second in the series, features interviews with Young’s friends and musicians and with Young itself, shedding new light on...

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Aug.12.2009 - 8:04 pm

heroes

The devil (trust me I'm a rock music journalist) has the best tunes, and villains have the best tailors. No lycra bodysuits; no capes unless they're long, black and swirling....

About Sylvie

Sylvie Simmons is a London-born, San Francisco based music journalist, named as a "principal player" in Paul Gorman's book on the history of the rock music press In Their Own Write (Sanctuary Publishing, 2001). A widely regarded writer and rock historian, she...

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