Christopher Sandford

Hace medio siglo, un joven director llamado Roman Polanski rodó su primer filme completo: un ejercicio estudiantil de dos minutos al que llamó "Asesinato". Durante el medio siglo que ha pasado desde entonces, Polanski se ha convertido en un icono, una figura admirada en todo el mundo por sus mordaces películas, aunque también ha sido descrito como un «enano malvado y disoluto». En enero de 1978, ante la perspectiva de una condena de cincuenta años de cárcel por mantener «relaciones sexuales ilícitas» con una niña de 13 años, Roman huyó de Estados Unidos y se instaló en Francia. 30 años después continúa en el exilio, convertido en una venerada eminencia gris del cine y en un fugitivo de la justicia que «nunca, ni un solo día, ha vivido sin miedo a ser detenido». Hay fragmentos de esta historia que ya han sido contados, pero Christopher Sandford une todas las piezas en una crónica lúcida y apasionante, empezando por la horrenda experiencia de Polanski en el Holocausto y acabando por su vida actual en París, donde se ha convertido en el «símbolo vivo del desencuentro franco-estadounidense». El libro está escrito a partir de docenas de entrevistas con actores, guionistas y otros colaboradores de Polanski, transcripciones judiciales que hasta ahora habían permanecido bajo secreto de sumario, declaraciones ante el Gran Jurado de California y testimonios de ex-amantes y amigos. También contiene numerosa documentación inédita sobre lo que Polanski ha llamado «la tragedia central» de su vida, el brutal asesinato de su mujer, Sharon Tate, y unos amigos por miembros de la llamada Familia Manson, un hecho que rivaliza con los episodios más negros de la historia del crimen moderno. Pero no sólo hay tragedia personal en el libro. Sandford también fija su mirada escrutadora en el triunfo profesional. Proyecta una nueva mirada sobre las películas del cineasta, con anecdotarios sobre todos sus rodajes, desde "El cuchillo en el agua" (1962) hasta &

Sir Paul McCartney first picked up a guitar as a bereaved teenager in 1956. In the fifty years since he's become the most successful pop music composer in history, enjoying a virtual season ticket to the "Guinness Book of Records". McCartney's ballad "Yesterday", which he wrote in his sleep, has since been covered by 2,400 other artists - making it the most popular song of all time. Now Christopher Sandford reveals the man behind the myth...Among the eye-opening stories is the surprising love-hate relationship with John Lennon, not to mention with Lennon's widow, as well as an insider's ...

The first full-length authorised biography of Paul McCartney. Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews and complete access to McCartney's own archives, this is as near as we will come to McCartney in his own words. It's the private life of a man made public propertyby the age of 21. It's the trajectory of the most popular pop group in history, from the beginnings to break-up. It's the story of Swinging London in the 60s with Paul McCartney at the very centre of it all. It's music, drugs, women, money, madness, the Maharishi, love, peace and bitterness: its the Beatles from beginning to end as never told before.

This biography of David Bowie looks at his life from his deprived and manic childhood through to international stardom via androgyny, drug addiction and finally, critical acclaim. His various personae, including Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke are explored.

In this compelling biography, Christopher Sandford explores the full, inside story of Kurt Cobain. From the disruptive childhood which had such a crucial impact on Cobain's personality to the ambitious career musician who, as a friend said, 'lunged for success', and the worldwide breakthrough of Nirvana's Nevermind, Sandford also writes about Cobain's stormy marriage to Courtney Love, his heroin addiction, and how he became more and more of a recluse. Finally, he writes of the crisis when, in April 1994, Cobain turned a shotgun on himself and became a martyr for disaffected youth. The result is a saga of success and corruption which John Peel has called 'the ultimate rock and roll morality story'.

Primera biografía que se publica en España del ya mítico cantante-actor británico. David Bowie sigue siendo uno de los iconos más resonantes del rock.

Mick Jagger, rock star, straddles contrary lifestyles - musician, sex-symbol, actor, father, husband and rebel - and manages to retain credibility in each. The author draws on his own conversations with Jagger, exclusive comments from Mick's parents, school friends and three members of his original group and the frank recollections of his former manager, Tom Keylock. The text offers insights into Jagger's turbulent relationships with band members, and details of his celebrity affairs with Brigitte Bardot and Tina Turner, as well as his long relationships with Marianne Faithfull, Bianca and Jerry Hall. Chris Sandford turned to biographies after careers in public relations, cricket journalism and fiction writing. He has published several novels, biographies of cricketers, including Godfrey Evans and Tom Graveney, as well as several rock books, including one on Bruce Springsteem. He divides his time between London and Seattle.

Desde Ziggy Stardust hasta el hombre del renacimiento de finales de los años noventa, David Bowie sigue siendo uno de los iconos más resonantes del rock. Por su influencia en la cultura del pop moderno en el campo de la moda y del estilo tanto como en el