Hercules!
Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies, revealing profiles, thought-provoking essays and a multitude of previously unknown anecdotes and quotes, Hercules!: The A to Z of Elton John is the perfect compendium for the casual fan or devoted connoisseur, providing a funny, comprehensive and fully alphabetised overview of the star's life and music.
Charting all the highs and lows, the major record releases and the significant tours, the strokes of genius and the bottoms of barrels, this insightful portrait will cover serious subjects such as Elton's battle with the media, his highly publicised addictions, his route to sobriety, his tangled love life and his struggles to come to terms with his sexuality, hair loss and temper. But, as Elton himself always does so well in the hundreds of interviews he has given over the past half-century, his stories will also be told frankly and humorously, his demons now conquered and his success unrelenting.
And at the heart of this book is a joyride through one of the all-time greatest musical catalogues from a brilliant, versatile, glamorous and universally loved pop superstar.
Mick Wall is one of the world's best-known music journalists and broadcasters. The author of more than twenty-five internationally best-selling biographies and ghosted memoirs, his writing has also appeared in The Times, the Mail on Sunday, The Observer, the Sunday Express, Mojo, Classic Rock, Rolling Stone and dozens of newspapers and magazines globally.
His music business career began over forty years ago and has seen him work, variously, as artist manager, record-company executive, publicity director and tour coordinator.