Have a Cigar! - The Memoir of the Man Behind Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Jam and George Michael

Candid and outspoken memoir by the industry mogul behind Pink Floyd, T Rex, The Jam and George Michael. *Also appeared in September Buyer's Notes*

About the author

Bryan Morrison studied art and design at St Martin's and the Central School of Art in the early 1960s before leaving to manage R&B group the Pretty Things. Within five years, the Bryan Morrison Agency grew to be one of the leading pop music agents in London, booking clubs, concerts and tours. Morrison also became the manager of Pink Floyd and through his publishing company he would later represent Marc Bolan of T. Rex, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, Paul Weller of the Jam, George Michael and many others. Morrison took up polo and joined the Guards Polo Club, where he first met, and later worked with, the Duchess of York's father, Major Ronald Ferguson. In 1985 he opened the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club and is credited with making polo into a fashionable sport. In 2006 Bryan Morrison suffered a serious polo accident which left him in a coma. He died in 2008.

Summary

Have a Cigar! is the candid and outspoken memoir of Bryan Morrison, the music business mogul behind the Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Jam and George Michael.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan Morrison, Morrison Bryan
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781846893087
• ISBN: 978-1-84689-308-7
• Illustrations: Colour photographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Rock, Rock & Pop music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Music Industry, Pop Music, Popular Music, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, pink floyd; polo; royal berkshire polo club; crazy diamond;, show business; OMK; the pretty things; t rex;