Celebrating 50 years of publishing, Genesis is proud to present Artist Pass, a unique exchange between musicians, producers, writers, and photographers who together cover all things rock and roll. From six decades of interview transcripts, printed manuscripts, and previously unpublished material, the Genesis editors have dug deep into the publisher’s archives to create a new collection of essays from some of the biggest names in rock.
'Our two biggest senses are hearing and seeing. Music and photography go together, they're cousins.' - Henry Diltz
'Know your history. The history of music is very inviting to me. I listen to so much music out of the Forties and Fifties now. I like blues - Howlin' Wolf. I like rock 'n' roll from its very beginnings - Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Bo Diddley - all the way up to what rock is today.' - Chuck D
'I count myself extremely lucky for the life I've had through music. I would never have travelled, met so many people and had so much fun.' - Paul Weller
Since the publication of I Me Mine by George Harrison in 1980, Genesis has become the publisher of choice for some of the biggest names in modern music. In this special anniversary limited edition, the story of rock and roll is told by more than 200 artists including Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Peter Blake, Jim Capaldi, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Chuck D, Roger Daltrey, Def Leppard, Bob Dylan, Faces, Janis Joplin, Shepard Fairey, Mick Fleetwood, George Harrison, Olivia Harrison, Chrissie Hynde, Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Lynne, George Martin, Nick Mason, Mike McCartney, Tom Morello, Graham Nash, Yoko Ono, Jimmy Page, Queen, Lou Reed, Carlos Santana, Ravi Shankar, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Stephen Stills, Pete Townshend, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Traveling Wilburys, The Who, Klaus Voormann, Paul Weller, Brian Wilson, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman and many more.
'On reflection, I feel so lucky to have been able to do something that has been my passion throughout my life, to make a success of it, and through that to bring pleasure to the people who have heard my work and to whom my playing has meant so much. When people talk about lifetime achievement, well that's what it is.' - Jimmy Page
Artist Pass is published in a signed and numbered limited edition of 500 Deluxe copies.
Take a first look inside Artist Pass with the following 24-page preview.
Three chapters featuring text from Paul McCartney, Ronnie Wood, Brian Wilson, Jeff Lynne, Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Paul Weller, Chuch D, Jon Bon Jovi, Christine McVie, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, David Crosby, Neil Young, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and many more – all reflecting on songwriting, recording and producing.
Celebrating 50 years of publishing, Genesis is proud to present Artist Pass. From six decades of interview transcripts, printed manuscripts, and previously unpublished material, the Genesis editors have dug deep into the publisher’s archives to produce a unique collection of essays from some of the biggest names in rock.
Since 1974 Genesis has created signed limited edition books on behalf of authors and artists ranging from the Beatles to Buckingham Palace.
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