Description
70s rock bands - Led Zep, Sabbath, Free, Skynyrd, Taste... 70s rock guitarists - Page, Blackmore, Trower, Santana, Gallagher... Mickey Hunter? Forgotten by Classic Rock fans, Crown & Kingdom are the lost gods of 70s music. Led by the mercurial Mickey Hunter, they powered across the rock scene, with phenomenal, platinum-selling albums and scorching live gigs. But with great heights come great falls and as the fame grew toxic-especially for Hunter-C&K's ultimate destruction was inevitable. Fifteen years after his song played out, Rock God Complex tells Mickey Hunter's story in his words, revealing the turbulent truth of a man who became a god among guitarists. Tracey Iceton is a novelist and rock historian. Her unique relationship with the elusive Hunter granted her privileged access to the guitarist's story. Rock God Complex is an extraordinary book.
About the Author
Tracey Iceton is an author and creative writing tutor from Teesside. Now studying for her creative writing PhD at Northumbria University, she is a qualified English teacher experienced in delivering creating writing courses and workshops, and has an MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. She won the 2013 HISSAC short story prize for 'Butterfly Wings', was runner up in the 2013 and 2014 Cinnamon Press short story competitions with 'Slag' and 'As the world (re)turns', which appear in the anthologies Journey Planner and Patria. She also won the 2011 Writers Block NE Home Tomorrow Short Story Competition and has been shortlisted for the 2012 Bristol Short Story Competition with 'Apple Shot' and the 2015 Mslexia Women's Short Story Competition for 'Ask Not'. Green Dawn at St Enda's, her debut novel and part one of her Celtic Colours Trilogy, was published by Cinnamon Press in 2016. The second volume, Herself Alone in Orange Rain, followed in 2017, and the final part of the series, White Leaves of Peace, was published in 2019.
Reviews
"Iceton captures the raw, visceral world of rock music for what it is - a place of Gods and Monsters, where music pulls people apart and puts them back together like nothing else. But the book is more than that - it's a loving and perceptive exploration of the rock and roll mythology. A sheer love of music pulsates through every word. A thrilling, incisive rock 'n' roll mammoth of a book." - Guy Mankowski, author of Letters for Yelena and An Honest Deceit; "This is a gritty, witty take on the heady myths and harsh realities of rock 'n' roll." - Adam Hansen, Northumbria University, author of Shakespeare and Music.
Book Information
ISBN 9781788640824
Author Tracey Iceton
Format Paperback
Imprint Cinnamon Press
Publisher Cinnamon Press
About the Author
Tracey Iceton is an author and creative writing tutor from Teesside. Now studying for her creative writing PhD at Northumbria University, she is a qualified English teacher experienced in delivering creating writing courses and workshops, and has an MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. She won the 2013 HISSAC short story prize for 'Butterfly Wings', was runner up in the 2013 and 2014 Cinnamon Press short story competitions with 'Slag' and 'As the world (re)turns', which appear in the anthologies Journey Planner and Patria. She also won the 2011 Writers Block NE Home Tomorrow Short Story Competition and has been shortlisted for the 2012 Bristol Short Story Competition with 'Apple Shot' and the 2015 Mslexia Women's Short Story Competition for 'Ask Not'. Green Dawn at St Enda's, her debut novel and part one of her Celtic Colours Trilogy, was published by Cinnamon Press in 2016. The second volume, Herself Alone in Orange Rain, followed in 2017, and the final part of the series, White Leaves of Peace, was published in 2019.
Reviews
"Iceton captures the raw, visceral world of rock music for what it is - a place of Gods and Monsters, where music pulls people apart and puts them back together like nothing else. But the book is more than that - it's a loving and perceptive exploration of the rock and roll mythology. A sheer love of music pulsates through every word. A thrilling, incisive rock 'n' roll mammoth of a book." - Guy Mankowski, author of Letters for Yelena and An Honest Deceit; "This is a gritty, witty take on the heady myths and harsh realities of rock 'n' roll." - Adam Hansen, Northumbria University, author of Shakespeare and Music.
Book Information
ISBN 9781788640824
Author Tracey Iceton
Format Paperback
Imprint Cinnamon Press
Publisher Cinnamon Press
