From the Beatles, Elton John, when working for George Martin's AIR Music in the second half of the 1960s, and promoting various acts he was with including The Rolling Stones, Tony King has been the confidence and creative muse for some of the world's greatest artists since he started a Decca Records in 1958 at the age of 16. Now for the first time he tells his story. King was to find himself becoming close friends with Elton John, rekindling John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship, mediating a quarrelsome Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and spending time with Freddie Mercury in his final days - a far cry from his childhood days in Eastbourne. Living in an era of seismic social, technological and cultural transformation, King experienced these defining moments as a stalwart in London and New York's gay scenes. Alongside his heady life in showbusiness, he was witness to the AIDS crisis and its devastating consequences: the death of family, the death of friends and the stultifying weight of responsibility in being called upon to hold things together. At once profound and suffused with Tony King's disarming warmth and unparalleled charisma, The Tastemaker paints an intimate portrait of a music legend and the wonderful people he encountered, great characters on the London music scene or office colleagues like Charlotte who made beautiful love beads which he still owns, and he captures the unpredictable world he stamped his indelible mark upon. 259 page paperback with eight pages of photos.
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