Me and Mr Jones - My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars

Suzi Ronson was working in a Beckenham hair salon in the early ''70s when Mrs Jones came in for her weekly shampoo and set. After being introduced to her son David and his wife Angie, she finds herself at the Bowies'' bohemian apartment and is soon embroiled in their raucous world. Having crafted his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle, Suzi becomes the only working woman in David''s touring party and joins the Spiders from Mars as they perform around the globe. Amid the costume blunders, parties and groupies she meets her husband-to-be, Mick Ronson, and together they traverse the absurdities of life in showbusiness, falling in with the likes of Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed along the way. Dazzling and intimate in equal measure, Me and Mr Jones provides not only a unique perspective on one of the most beguiling stars of our time but also of a world on the cusp of cultural transformation, charting the highs and lows of life as one of the only women in the room as it happened.

Product details

• Authors: Suzi Ronson
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2024
• EAN: 9780571371846
• ISBN: 978-0-571-37184-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 232 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Music, History: specific events & topics, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Memoirs, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, History of Music, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Music: styles & genres, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs