Mark Paytress

Mark Paytress is a leading rock journalist, experienced magazine editor and prolific biographer who contributes regularly to MOJO and Q magazines. A frequent guest on various radio shows (including Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’), he also works as a freelance consultant for several record companies. His Marc Bolan biography (“Absolutely brilliant,” enthused Tony Parsons) remains the definitive life history, and he has also written critically acclaimed books on David Bowie and Sid Vicious. He has recently completed work on a critical guide to the music of Radiohead and in 2004 'I was There: Gigs that Changed the World'. His writing has the respect of music fans and journalists worldwide.

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