'Music's equivalent of Schott's Miscellany' Mojo 'A vivid and consistently entertaining cornucopia of lists, miniature histories and Harris's own obsessions' Q 'For anyone needing guidance on living a righteous rock'n'roll life, there's no end of wit and wisdom from the likes of Lemmy, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan and the Gallagher brothers, and compilers of pub quizzes should find plenty of potential here ... a nice alternative seasonal gift' Irish Times 'There's more quitessentially Harris stuff in here (who else would include an illustration of These Animal Men Hooligans?), but ultimately Hail! Hail! ... drips with lashings of popular, everyday appeal. Neither scholarly tome nor single-flick fluff, it occupies that rare, must-read space in-between. Highly recommended.' Classic Rock 'An engaging adventure into the myths, legends and most importantly, the truths of rock'n'roll stardom.' Rock Sound

John Harris worked at NME during the height of Brit Pop and was Features Editor at Q and Editor of Select. He now writes for Mojo, Rolling Stone, the Independent, the Guardian, The Times and the Observer and has a regular column in Q.