{"product_id":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Bonnier Books UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43282944720957,"sku":"9781788705646","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781788705646_p0.jpg?v=1781836591","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781788705646","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}