Paul Du Noyer

Paul Du Noyer's writing career began on Britain's legendary music weekly the New Musical Express. He later joined the launch team of Q magazine, becoming its editor in the early 1990s. He was then the Founding Editor of Mojo magazine and has since worked on the launches of Heat and The Word. He remains an Associate Editor of the latter. Along the way his interviewees have ranged from Paul McCartney to Pavarotti, and Madonna to David Bowie. His first full-length book was We All Shine, a study of John Lennon's solo years, followed by Wondrous Place, about the popular music of his home town Liverpool. More recently there has been In The City: A Celebration Of London Music. All three books have appeared in multiple editions. Du Noyer has edited, or been a contributor or consultant, on many other titles besides. You will find a full account of his work at pauldunoyer.com.