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David Bowie Made Me Gay

ISBN 9780715654927 Published 16 March 2023
£10.99

‘Lovingly detailed and exhaustively researched – easily the most readable and comprehensive guide I've seen to this fascinating hidden history’ Tom Robinson, musician, broadcaster and long-time LGBT rights activist

From Sia to Elton John, Dusty Springfield to Little Richard, LGBT voices have changed the course of modern music. But in a world before they gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who came after?

Pulling back the curtain on the colourful world that shaped our musical and cultural landscape, Darryl W. Bullock reveals the inspiring and often heartbreaking stories of internationally renowned stars, as well as lesser-known names, who have led the revolution from all corners of the globe. David Bowie Made Me Gay is a treasure trove of moving and provocative stories that emphasise the right to be heard and the need to keep up the fight for equality in the spotlight.

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Book details
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780715654927
Published
16 March 2023
Pages
372
Dimensions
129 x 198 mm
Genre
History
Imprint
Duckworth

Reviews

‘Lovingly detailed and exhaustively researched – easily the most readable and comprehensive guide I've seen to this fascinating hidden history’ 

Tom Robinson, musician, broadcaster and long-time LGBT rights activist

‘An excellent book’ 

GayStarNews

'Darryl W. Bullock leaves no stone unturned in his analysis of this crucial part of LGBT culture' 

Men 24 Magazine

'A thorough and enjoyable tour through LGBT history that underlines how important music is to us, and how important we are to music' 

Rod Thomas, Bright Light Bright Light

'An important volume. One that deserves to be read. One that deserves to be taught’ 

New York Journal of Books

About the author

Darryl W. Bullock

Darryl W. Bullock - a veritable Bard of the bent, broken and Baroque (Andy Partridge) - is a writer, publisher and editor specialising in music and the arts. He has been profiled in the Guardian, Sunday Times and Gay Times and has featured on BBC One (The Big Questions), C4 (Come Dine With Me) as well as numerous local and national radio and TV programmes in the UK. Bullock is the author of Florence Foster Jenkins: the Life of the World’s Worst Opera Singer (published by Duckworth in 2016). He posts weekly on his popular blog called The World’s Worst Records: http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.ca/

Everything by Darryl W. Bullock