Titres dans Compositeurs et musiciens

In this personal interview, Tom Petty reflects about getting back together with The Heartbreakers after spending four years working solo, and what that reunion meant to him. He looks back on touring with Bob Dylan and how that experience led to the unexpected formation of the Travelling Wilburys with Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison, and how those collaborations continue to influence his music.

Mike Anthony reflects on the influences that first inspired him to pick up the bass and what drew him to the instrument at a young age. He shares insight into the unique mentality of a bass player, offers his thoughts on other well-known bass players. He explores Van Halen's early music and signature sound and speaks about the bond and musical connection between the members. Thoughtful and informative, this interview offers a deeper look into the mindset of a musician who helped drive the foundation of a legendary sound.

In this exclusive interview, Joe Cocker offers a candid look at his extraordinary career, sharing personal reflections in his own unmistakable voice. Cocker discusses his musical influences and the development of his powerful, instantly recognisable vocal style, as well as the song that changed everything—his iconic interpretation of "With a Little Help from My Friends." He reflects on how transforming a Beatles classic into a soul-driven anthem helped define his identity as an artist.

In this in-depth conversation, Phil Collins opens up about his journey as a solo artist, the experience of hearing his own music on the radio, and the creative process behind one of his most personal records. He discusses recording much of the album at home, playing and shaping nearly every part himself, and explains why the project felt so honest, reflective, and different from what listeners may have expected.

Maria Callas (1923-1977) was the greatest opera diva of all time with a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna. Much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her reputation was marred by legendary tantrums on and off the stage. 

"En Schumann, la musique avait trouvé l'une de ces proies de choix qui, promptes à céder aux sirènes esthétiques, leur aliènent bientôt toute leur existence, quitte à nuire à leurs proches et à les emporter avec elles dans leur chute. Tel fut le lot des enfants Schumann." Nicolas Cavaillès retrace dans cet ouvrage le destin du compositeur et de la pianiste Robert et Clara Schumann, et de leurs huit enfants, tous frappés - de près ou de loin - par l'impératif absolu de l'art.

In this long-awaited memoir, illustrated with over 100 never-before-seen photos from his personal collection, the groundbreaking record producer chronicles his struggles, his success, and the celebrated artists that made him a legend. Over the last twenty-five years, legendary music producer and...

From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney, the book Kim Gordon says "everyone has been waiting for" and a New York Times Notable Book of 2015-- a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life--and finding yourself--in music. Before Carrie Brownstein became a music icon...

In True Love, Lopez explores one of her life's most defining periods - the transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than she's ever been. This visually arresting publication is guided by both intimate and electrifying never-before-seen photographs.

In the late 1980s Jon Ronson was the keyboard player in the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band. Frank wore a big fake head. Nobody outside his inner circle knew his true identity. This became the subject of feverish speculation during his zenith years. Together, they rode relatively high. Then it all went wrong. Twenty-five years later and Jon has co-written a movie, Frank, inspired by his time in this great and bizarre band. Frank is set for release in 2014, starring Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Domhnall Gleeson and directed by Lenny Abrahamson.

Music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead...

Some people think Jay-Z is just another rapper. Others see him as just another celebrity/mega-star. The reality is, no matter what you think Jay-Z is, he is first and foremost a business. And as much as Martha Stewart or Oprah, he has turned himself into a lifestyle. This audiobook explains just how Jay-Z propelled himself from the bleak streets of Brooklyn to the heights of the business world.

«On se demande parfois de quoi on se souvient. Mieux vaudrait se demander comment. Dans mon cas, je le sais, c’est avec les chansons. J’ai parfois eu l’impression qu’elles prenaient le pas sur la vie. Qu’elles la surpassaient. Qu’elles valaient mieux que moi et que ce qui pouvait m’arriver.» À l’ aube de ses cinquante ans, Dominique Ané revisite des moments importants de sa vie et de son évolution musicale en prenant comme point de départ une vingtaine de morceaux. Comprendre comment naissent les chansons, c’est revenir sur son œuvre prolifique entamée au début des années 1990

As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began to listen to the music of Bach obsessively. It was the only music that didn't seem trivial or irrelevant, and it enabled him to both experience her death and remove himself from it. He spent the next five years trying to learn one of the composer's greatest keyboard masterpieces, the Goldberg Variations. In Counterpoint, he recounts his efforts to rise to the challenge, and to fight through his grief by coming to terms with his memories of a difficult, complicated childhood.

WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 SHORTLISTED for the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners award A Spectator Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the award-winning author of Ma’am...

A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2026 The Herald Music Book of the Year A Guardian Top 5 Music Book of the Year A Classic Pop Music Book of the Year A Mojo Top 5 Book of the Year 2025 An Uncut Top 3 Book of the Year 2025 “A Latter-day Lear. A truly...

„Dem Prinzip, dass nahezu alles, außer der Liebe, einen Preis hat, ist in diesem Leben nicht zu entkommen.“ »Was soll‘s – das Leben ist ein Urlaub vom Totsein, und auch wenn wir keine Ahnung hatten von irgendwas – das hier fühlte sich wie Leben an.« On the road mit Marco Wanda! Der Bandleader und Songwriter von Wanda hat ein Buch geschrieben und es selbst als Hörbuch eingelesen.

Evan Dando, front man of The Lemonheads and “poster boy—and prettiest boy—of Gen X” (The New York Times), spills the true story of his band’s tumultuous history and what it was like to be famous in the pre-internet days in this candid, colorful, and unputdownable memoir. After Kurt...

Pozzi argues that the creators we've mythologized didn't succeed because of destiny or innate brilliance. They were shaped by rejection, fear, persecution, illness, grief, and the relentless pressure to keep going when the world told them to stop. Their work endures not because they were divine, but because they were human. Drawing from years spent working with writers and performers, Pozzi writes with clarity and compassion about what a creative life truly requires: not perfection, but persistence and passion.

It is a funny, heartfelt, and nostalgic memoir by storyteller, singer-songwriter, and humorist Tom Potosnak. Blending humorous life lessons, storytelling with music, and reflections on growing up before smartphones and social media, this unique “sorta-biography” captures the laughter, struggles, and inspirations of everyday life. With original “story-songs” woven into the chapters, Tom shares tales that are equal parts nostalgic, entertaining, and inspiring.