David Bowie: Music Lover

"The circular cutout on the cover of Music Lover – The Inside Story Of David Bowie's Record Collection is an unusual graphic strategy that, like a temporal stargate, projects us into a beautiful snapshot of David Bowie intent on playing a Supro Dual Tone, sitting inside Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in the now distant 1975 during the Station To Station sessions." "With the right attitude and an equal dose of curiosity, Music Lover can become a lush read, arguably superior to that of David Bowie's Bookclub , which hovered more freely over the interpretations and was less tangential to the musical aspect." "If MacCormack reports precious details from a biographical point of view, guaranteeing especially on youth listening (but not only) , the philological aspect and other more recent titles are provided by the music journalist Jérôme Soligny (constant pen on the prestigious French magazine Rock & Folk), who interviewed Bowie on several occasions for at least twenty years, earning his esteem, friendship and respect, as well as entertaining him with a good dose of audio files". - SentireAscoltare
"The book, which unites over 100 artists who had a regular slot on Bowie’s turntable, begins with Little Richard, whose tracks Bowie played on his childhood Dansette record player, and ends with Kendrick Lamar, whom Bowie listened to during the recording of Blackstar, his final album, released just two days before he died." - Wallpaper
"Further formative experiences have now been detailed in David Bowie: Music Lover – The Inside Story Of David Bowie’s Record Collection. Co-authored by MacCormack, and French journalist and Bowie biographer Jérôme Soligny (who interviewed his subject on numerous occasions), the book lists more than 100 artists that proved influential." - Uncut Magazine
"David Bowie: Music Lover—written by Bowie’s lifelong friend and collaborator Geoff MacCormack with French journalist and Bowie expert, and close friend, Jérôme Soligny—offers an intimate tour through the sounds that fed one of popular music’s most voracious imaginations." "The book’s premise is simple: rather than retracing Bowie’s career, it traces the artists who occupied his turntable across five decades. More than 100 names feature throughout, beginning with Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht’s 1930’s ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogony’, and already we are seeing things that influenced later Bowie recordings and titles, and ending with Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’, a record Bowie listened to while creating his final album and masterpiece Blackstar." "For Bowie devotees, Music Lover offers fresh corners of a familiar story. For newcomers, it provides a thrilling playlist and a set of directions. Above all, it captures Bowie not as a solitary genius but as an endlessly alert listener—one whose greatest creative act may have been to remain permanently open to surprise." - God is in the TV
"...we'd like to emphasize the serendipity of the project here: as we delve deeper into Bowie's world, the reader is catapulted into the most diverse musical dimensions. While we make small and unexpected discoveries related to the artist, sometimes inspiring his work, we also stumble upon little-known but exquisite artists. At this point, the limited nature of the consumer fan becomes even more evident compared to the curiosity and breadth of vision of the singer, gifted with a sensitivity far beyond the confines of genres and musical labels." - David Bowie Italia
"An absolute must for any Bowie fan, all about the inside story of Bowie's record collection." - Freakout Bookshelf
"The circular cutout on the cover of Music Lover – The Inside Story Of David Bowie's Record Collection is an unusual graphic strategy that, like a temporal stargate, projects us into a beautiful snapshot of David Bowie intent on playing a Supro Dual Tone, sitting inside Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in the now distant 1975 during the Station To Station sessions." "With the right attitude and an equal dose of curiosity, Music Lover can become a lush read, arguably superior to that of David Bowie's Bookclub, which hovered more freely over the interpretations and was less tangential to the musical aspect." "If MacCormack reports precious details from a biographical point of view, guaranteeing especially on youth listening (but not only) , the philological aspect and other more recent titles are provided by the music journalist Jérôme Soligny (constant pen on the prestigious French magazine Rock & Folk), who interviewed Bowie on several occasions for at least twenty years, earning his esteem, friendship and respect, as well as entertaining him with a good dose of audio files." "The volume has been available for a few days in English through ACC Art Books, which in recent years has churned out other interesting publications on the Thin White Duke; it will reach the US market only in late November. A title worth owning; to paraphrase that old motto on the back cover of the most Martian album of all… to be read at maximum volume." - SentireAscoltare
"David Bowie: Music Lover is a compelling mix of personal insight and expert commentary, jointly written by Bowie’s lifelong friend, collaborator and listening companion, Geoff MacCormack, and Jérôme Soligny, author of the seminal Rainbowman, who knew Bowie for 25 years." - C86 Radio UK