{"product_id":"men-of-a-certain-age-my-encounters-with-rock-royalty-9781788705646","title":"Men of a Certain Age: My Encounters with Rock Royalty","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"My favorite writer and interviewer.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eJude Rogers, music critic for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Being Human\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If Kate Mossman's name is on it, then I want to read it.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ePete Paphides, journalist who has written about music for \u003ci\u003eThe Times, Mojo, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. 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? Featuring 19 long-form profiles lovingly constructed for \u003ci\u003eThe Word\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen of a Certain Age \u003c\/i\u003echronicles 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Mossman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, presenter and broadcaster who has been writing extensively about music and musicians since she started her career working with Mark Ellen and David Hepworth at \u003ci\u003eWord \u003c\/i\u003emagazine in 2008. She is the writer and presenter of the documentaries \u003ci\u003eGirl in a Band \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eWhen Pop Ruled My Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Women Who Wrote Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently writes for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003eand is arts editor for the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nine Eight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834673070354,"sku":"9781788705646","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fc1eca7-0996-4dab-9162-354b809cde12.jpg?v=1767099184","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/men-of-a-certain-age-my-encounters-with-rock-royalty-9781788705646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}