On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno

by David Sheppard

Overview

FOREWORD BY ALAN WARNER

'A book that sets new standards for rock biography' Guardian

Reissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, On Some Faraway Beach is the first and only ever comprehensive and authoritative biography of Brian Eno, featuring interviews with many of his key collaborators over the years: from Bryan Ferry to David Byrne and Robert Wyatt. First published in 2008, it has been fully revised and updated to cover Eno's life and creative output since, with brand new material and a new introduction by Alan Warner.

'This exceptionally well-written biography duly celebrated [Eno's] great achievements with Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads and his own solo work in compelling detail' Uncut

'[An] honourable, authorised attempt to do justice to a mind-bogglingly restless and prolific subject' Sunday Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399605717
Publisher:	Orion Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/16/2024
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

David Sheppard is a well-respected music journalist. He's written for numerous publications, including MOJO, Q, UNCUT and the OBSERVER. He's the author of two previous biographies of Leonard Cohen and Elvis Costello.

Editorial Reviews

The 450-page biography (written with the help of the famous piss-taster himself) fairly zips along—OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY

This exceptionally well-written biography duly celebrated [Eno's] great achievements with Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads and his own solo work in compelling detail.—UNCUT

[An] honourable, authorised attempt to do justice to a mind-bogglingly restless and prolific subject.—SUNDAY TIMES

David Sheppard's authorised biography dispels some of the myths surrounding Brian Eno and provides a compelling case for his importance as artist and thinker.—WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY

An accomplished and sprawling biography reflects Eno's scattershot approach to life - all over the place but fascinating just the same.—BIG ISSUE (Scotland)

Music Book of the Fortnight 'Few enigmas are as hard to unravel as Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, but the Q contributor has done a bang-up job with this 450-page tome'—HOT PRESS (Ireland)

David Sheppard's meticulously researched biography...[with] the kind of footnote that make this doorstopper such an engaging read—INDEPENDENT

On Some Faraway Beach provides an extensive introduction to a lifetime of constructive, and very English, pottering.—SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Sheppard has corralled the many strands of Eno's hectic creative life into a coherent and highly readable account. On Some Faraway Beach will take some beating as a chronicle of one of popular music's few truly original practitioners.—TOTAL MUSIC MAGAZINE

A vivid, well-observed and absorbing biography replete with relevant context and cultural references—THE BEAT

How do you pin down enigma like Brian Eno? Music journalist David Sheppard makes a valiant stab at it in this lively biography—YORKSHIRE EVENING POST

The 450-page biography (written with the help of the famous piss-taster himself) fairly zips along—OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY

This exeptionally well-written biography duly celebrated [Eno's] great achievements with Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads and his own solo work in compelling detail.—UNCUT

[An] honourable, authorised attempt to do justice to a mind-bogglingly restless and prolific subject.—SUNDAY TIMES

David Sheppard's authorised biography dispels some of the myths surrounding Brian Eno and provides a compelling case for his importance as artist and thinker.—WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY

An accomplished and sprawling biography reflects Eno's scattershot approach to life - all over the place but fascinating just the same.—BIG ISSUE (Scotland)

Music Book of the Fortnight 'Few enigmas are as hard to unravel as Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, but the Q contributor has done a bang-up job with this 450-page tome'—HOT PRESS (Ireland)

David Sheppard's meticulously researched biography...[with] the kind of footnote that make this doorstopper such an engaging read—INDEPENDENT

On Some Faraway Beach provides an extensive introduction to a lifetime of constructive, and very English, pottering.—SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Sheppard has corralled the many strands of Eno's hectic creative life into a coherent and highly readable account. On Some Faraway Beach will take some beating as a chronicle of one of popular music's few truly original practitioners.—TOTAL MUSIC MAGAZINE

A vivid, well-observed and absorbing biography replete with relevant context and cultural references—THE BEAT

How do you pin down enigma like Brian Eno? Music journalist David Sheppard makes a valiant stab at it in this lively biography—YORKSHIRE EVENING POST

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