Chris Wright: One Way or Another - Hardback

Chris Wright: One Way Or Another is the astonishingly explosive autobiography of the man who signed bands like Jethro Tull and Ten Years Later, at the forefront of the British Rock invasion of America.

In this unbelievable life story that's almost a "who's who" of the Rock industry, Wright tells no lies in tales of sex, drugs and financial blow outs. Chris Wright's autobiography covers his early beginnings in a farming family, before evolving his company Chrysalis, aptly named, to lofty heights signing some of rock and pop's biggest names during the 1970s and 1980s. His story and inventiveness does not stop there, however, recognising the changing nature of media and the entertainment industry, he brought his company into TV, Radio and even Football and Rugby!

This is his unbelievable story, sometimes shocking and always enthralling, that is a must-read for pretty much anyone interesting in the music or entertainment industries. You'll be reading words straight from the pen of one of the most enterprising, on-the-ball and forward-thinking players in the entertainment game. Combining the truth of an autobiography with the thrilling narrative of a bestselling novel, the autobiography of Chris Wright will be difficult to put down.

As Sir George Martin says in the foreword to Chris Wright: One Way Or Another, there is nobody better placed to describe and explain the changes that affected the music industry from the late sixties than Chris Wright. He didn't just observe, he played an active role in constructing the trends, devising the strategies and sculpting the figures that dominated the airwaves for years. Be sure to check this out, it's a fantastic read.

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Chris Wright: One Way or Another - Hardback

Chris Wright: One Way Or Another is the astonishingly explosive autobiography of the man who signed bands like Jethro Tull and Ten Years Later, at the forefront of the British Rock invasion of America.

In this unbelievable life story that's almost a "who's who" of the Rock industry, Wright tells no lies in tales of sex, drugs and financial blow outs. Chris Wright's autobiography covers his early beginnings in a farming family, before evolving his company Chrysalis, aptly named, to lofty heights signing some of rock and pop's biggest names during the 1970s and 1980s. His story and inventiveness does not stop there, however, recognising the changing nature of media and the entertainment industry, he brought his company into TV, Radio and even Football and Rugby!

This is his unbelievable story, sometimes shocking and always enthralling, that is a must-read for pretty much anyone interesting in the music or entertainment industries. You'll be reading words straight from the pen of one of the most enterprising, on-the-ball and forward-thinking players in the entertainment game. Combining the truth of an autobiography with the thrilling narrative of a bestselling novel, the autobiography of Chris Wright will be difficult to put down.

As Sir George Martin says in the foreword to Chris Wright: One Way Or Another, there is nobody better placed to describe and explain the changes that affected the music industry from the late sixties than Chris Wright. He didn't just observe, he played an active role in constructing the trends, devising the strategies and sculpting the figures that dominated the airwaves for years. Be sure to check this out, it's a fantastic read.

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Chris Wright: One Way or Another - Hardback

Chris Wright: One Way or Another - Hardback

by Chris Wright
Chris Wright: One Way or Another - Hardback

Chris Wright: One Way or Another - Hardback

by Chris Wright

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Chris Wright: One Way Or Another is the astonishingly explosive autobiography of the man who signed bands like Jethro Tull and Ten Years Later, at the forefront of the British Rock invasion of America.

In this unbelievable life story that's almost a "who's who" of the Rock industry, Wright tells no lies in tales of sex, drugs and financial blow outs. Chris Wright's autobiography covers his early beginnings in a farming family, before evolving his company Chrysalis, aptly named, to lofty heights signing some of rock and pop's biggest names during the 1970s and 1980s. His story and inventiveness does not stop there, however, recognising the changing nature of media and the entertainment industry, he brought his company into TV, Radio and even Football and Rugby!

This is his unbelievable story, sometimes shocking and always enthralling, that is a must-read for pretty much anyone interesting in the music or entertainment industries. You'll be reading words straight from the pen of one of the most enterprising, on-the-ball and forward-thinking players in the entertainment game. Combining the truth of an autobiography with the thrilling narrative of a bestselling novel, the autobiography of Chris Wright will be difficult to put down.

As Sir George Martin says in the foreword to Chris Wright: One Way Or Another, there is nobody better placed to describe and explain the changes that affected the music industry from the late sixties than Chris Wright. He didn't just observe, he played an active role in constructing the trends, devising the strategies and sculpting the figures that dominated the airwaves for years. Be sure to check this out, it's a fantastic read.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783052288
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Publication date: 01/01/2014
Pages: 486
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.80(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Foreword Sir George Martin x

1 This Was 1

2 19 13

3 Hear Me Calling 23

4 Butterfly Boys 37

5 I'm Going Home 56

6 Oh! You Pretty Things 75

7 Over The Rainbow 92

8 The Show Must Go On 101

9 Picture This 117

10 Rebel Yell 130

11 Hot Hot Hot 138

12 Gold 146

13 Crime Of Passion 158

14 One Man Band 169

15 Dancing With Myself 185

16 Too Much Pressure 200

17 Nothing Compares 2 U 213

18 The One And Only 224

19 Love Is A Battlefield 241

20 'Golaccio' (I'm Stronger Now) 254

21 The Tunnel Of Love 266

22 The Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll 274

23 (Something Inside) So Strong 284

24 Hit Me With Your Best Shot 297

25 Sing It Back 323

26 Sports 340

27 Come Back Around 360

28 Toujours L'Amour 370

29 Trouble 387

30 The Time Is Now 397

Epilogue 424

Index 430

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