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Book launch for Men Of A Certain Age - Kate Mossman's meditation on ageing rock stars together with her own story of music and obsession.We are thrilled to welcome KATE MOSSMAN to 21 SOHO for a special launch event for her sensational new book MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE: My Encounters with Rock Royalty
From Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to Kevin Ayers, Kate Mossman has long fostered an interest in male musicians of a certain age. This book is a meditation on the powerful archetype of the ageing rock star, but it is also a personal story - of music and obsession, and of the deep unconscious projections at play in our relationships with the famous people who most capture our hearts.
Featuring nineteen long-form profiles lovingly constructed for The Word magazine and the New Statesman , Men of a Certain Age chronicles the lives of some of the biggest rock stars of our time, including Brian May, Gene Simmons, Terence Trent D'Arby, Johnny Rotten and Nick Cave.
As Kate travels 5,000 miles to try and find Glen Campbell, and to the depths of the Cornish countryside for a rendezvous with Roger Taylor, will she finally unravel the roots of her obsession with the elder statesmen of rock?
"Why is it that when I meet them, I feel something ignite inside me? What is this strange connection - to feel so excited, yet so at ease? And how is it that in the presence of a wrinkly rock star twice my age, I sometimes feel like I'm meeting . . . me?"
Kate will be in conversaiton with The Guardian's head rock and pop critic ALEXIS PETRIDIS
On stage talk, book signing, music & bar
'Fascinating, funny and tender' ADAM BUXTON
'My favourite writer and interviewer' JUDE ROGERS
'If Kate Mossman's name is on it, then I want to read it' PETE PAPHIDES
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3-5 Sutton Row,London,W1D 4NR,GB, United Kingdom
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