The definitive story of The Stone Roses by Simon Spence, with an updated final chapter covering the reunion rollercoaster ride.
He was at the Stone Roses\' legendary.
Simon Spence collaborated with Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham on the acclaimed memoirs Stoned and 2Stoned.
He has written for the NME, i-D, Dazed & Confused and the Independent. (Q). (The Sunday Times)."An era-defining, definitive biography".
All the triumphs and disasters are here". (Alex Heminsley BBC 6 Music Book of the Month)."A comprehensive, no-holds-barred account ...details with steely, forensic precision the story of the group\'s ascent, heyday and spectacular implosion.
It\'s a classic".
It\'s the definitive biography of the band, stuffed with photos that have never been seen before.
The writing feels really fresh and definitive. "This is the one.
Until now.
With 40 unseen photos, including from renowned rock photographer Dennis Morris.
But the true story behind their rise and fall - and resurrection - has never been told.
The Roses\' legendary gigs culminated in the era-defining Spike Island show in 1990.
From this pinnacle the unravelling was spectacular.
War and Peace traces the band\'s genesis, studded with violent gigs and abandoned recordings, and shaped by their infamous manager Gareth Evans.
In 1989 their debut album and the single \'Fools Gold\' made them the most exciting British export since the Sex Pistols.
With their incendiary aura the Roses became figureheads of the \'Madchester\' movement.
It is a remarkable coda to an astonishing story.
Based on 400 hours of interviews with over seventy of The Stone Roses\' closest associates, including six former band members, War and Peace is the first major biography of the band that defined a generation.
Originally planned in collaboration with Reni, the reclusive drummer, this book had been a year in the making when the Roses, against all odds, announced their re-formation.
From the Manchester backwaters to the worldwide 2012 tour, War and Peace lays bare the irresistible tale of the last of the great bands.
The definitive story of The Stone Roses by Simon Spence, with an updated final chapter covering the reunion rollercoaster ride
