THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF POPULAR MUSIC
Book ID/图书代码： 04300012B57120
English Summary/英文概要： THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF POPULAR MUSIC is a collection of profiles of the most significant artists of our time by award-winning journalist Dylan Jones. Many of the entries are based upon anecdotes Dylan Jones has gathered over the past twenty years whilst interviewing the great and the good of the music world for the likes of i-D, Arena and the Sunday Times. Where other dictionaries rely on fact and detail, this one is brazenly and unashamedly subjective... it is the most opinionated book about music that you will ever read!
Dead and alive, big and small, the book covers 350 of the most important artists in the world, at length and in brief. From A Tribe called Quest to Frank Zappa, via The Clash, Lady Gaga and Brian Eno with a nod to Gorillaz, Frank Sinatra and Scott Walker this is a musical encyclopaedia that leaves no genre unturned. Many of the musicians are included because of their cult status or their colossal impact on our culture. Others are featured simply because they are interesting in their own right and it would have been wrong to exclude them.
Dylan says “This is a book that springs from personal prejudice, contrary predilections, and non-cognitive taste. This book is idiosyncratic and highly opinionated… Writing it forced me to confront all the reasons I had for forming the opinions about everyone I’ve written about”. David Thomas, author of THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF FILM, says THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF MUSIC is “Amazing, brilliant and absolutely compelling. A knockout”.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《流行音樂傳記字典》是由獲獎記者Dylan Jones為現代最傑出藝術家寫的傳紀集合。書中包含大量Dylan Jones 在過去20年記者生涯中收集的名人軼事，他長期為《星期日泰晤士報》和《i-D, Arena》採訪音樂名人。其他的辭海都已真相和細節為榮，但本書就是大膽地以主觀角度評論人物。作者對音樂人的評論永遠固執地保持自己的觀點，這可能是你讀過的最固執己見的書！
書中包含了350名世界上有名的音樂藝人，無論是已經去世的，還是仍然活著的，大牌的，無名的，作者都給予了介紹，有些詳細，有些簡單。從A Tribe called Quest到Frank Zappa，又有The Clash, Lady Gaga 和 Brian Eno，還對Gorillaz, Frank Sinatra 和 Scott Walker致以敬意。此書保羅萬象，只要是音樂藝術，無論是什麼流派全都收納其中，有些是因為有粉絲狂熱崇拜，有些是因為其對我們文化的巨大影響力，其他獨成一派的，因為他的獨特和有趣也值得介紹，作者認為沒有哪個流派應該被排除在外。
Dylan 說：“這本書是個人偏見的產物，顛覆傳統愛好，對大眾品味有獨到的見解。因此這是一本與眾不同，固執己見的書。寫這本書的過程迫使我對我寫過的每個人進行重新思考，反思形成現在觀點的原因。” 《電影自傳辭海》（THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF FILM）的作者David Thomas讚譽本書“令人驚歎！是本傑出，獨創的書。絕對是種突破！”（Celia）
Awards/获奖情况：“是啊。市面上有成千上萬種百科全書，但這些書都以事實為重，而且都有點枯燥。但這本書卻不一樣，這是他從事20年記者工作的果實，他採訪過各位有名的藝人，包括Lady Gaga，Brian Eno，Adele和The Clash 他對這些藝人有獨到的見解。真是一本好書！”
——《太陽報》
“這本書有趣，宜人，真是多虧了他叛逆的口吻。”——PROG ROCK MAG
“真是一次愜意的音樂之旅！”——The Star
“Dylan Jones的音樂指導書有趣，宜人，信息量極大。Jones以他獨有的乾脆、睿智的筆調撰寫人物。對音樂迷來說，這是本必讀之書，對於不太瞭解音樂的人，此書正可以給你瞭解音樂業的好機會。”
“Yes, there are dozens of music encyclopaedias out there but most are just full of facts and a bit dry. Not this one. Jones’ book is a result of more than 20 years in the business and his access to some of the biggest stars including Lady Gaga, Brian Eno, Adele and The Clash. He has great views on them all. A rockin’ good read.” – THE SUN
“Compelling... Amiably opinionated, funny and revealing”- THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
“Amusingly enjoyable, thanks to its frequently irreverent tone” – PROG ROCK MAG
“A real musical journey!” – THE STAR”
“Dylan Jones’ guide to music is entertaining, amusing and informative. Written in the dry, witty style that Jones is known for... For music fans its essential reading, but for those who have less of an in-depth understanding, this is your chance to learn everything there is to know about the music industry” – VOGUE, Best Summer Books
About the Author/作者介绍： Dylan Jones是英國最成功的高檔男士雜誌GQ的資深編輯，兼《星期日泰晤士報》的自由撰稿人，《觀察者》雜誌、《星期日泰晤士》雜誌和《Arena》的副編輯。他四度獲得BSME英國雜誌編輯協會年度最佳編輯獎。著書包括《I-POD THEREFORE I AM》，《MR JONES’ RULES FOR THE MODERN MAN》和《CAMERON ON CAMERON: Conversations with Dylan Jones.》。
Dylan Jones is the long-time editor of GQ, Britain’s most successful upmarket men’s magazine. He’s been editor-at-large of The Sunday Times, associate editor of the Observer Magazine, associate editor of The Sunday Times Magazine, and editor of Arena. He is the four times winner of the BSME Magazine Editor of the Year award, and the author of previous books I-POD THEREFORE I AM, MR JONES’ RULES FOR THE MODERN MAN, and CAMERON ON CAMERON: Conversations with Dylan Jones.
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