Name: A Perfect Silence
Brand: Mark Hollis

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9781910978856

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Hardback

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Limited edition

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2023-10-10

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Mark Hollis

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Rocket 88

<p>Mark Hollis was a British musician and singer-songwriter born on January 4, 1955 in Tottenham, England. He achieved commercial success in the 1980s as the lead singer of Talk Talk, a synth pop/post-rock band. After releasing his critically acclaimed solo album in 1998, Hollis largely retired from the music industry. He sadly passed away on February 25, 2019.</p>

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The first complete, in-depth biography of the Talk Talk leader draws on scores of new and original interviews with Mark Hollis’s friends, musicians, collaborators and record company personnel to create this important and substantial biography. Tracing Mark Hollis's life from earliest beginnings through his formative years, author Ben Wardle offers genuine insight into the creative forces which helped shape the sound and songs recorded by Talk Talk. For the first time&nbsp;A Perfect Silence&nbsp;explains the realities and explodes the myths surrounding Hollis and Talk Talk's career, and in doing so reveals the working patterns, sense of humour and desire for privacy of the man himself.

Among the interviewees for this book are Simon Brenner, producer Rhett Davies, Phill Brown, James Marsh, musical collaborators George Page, Phil Ramocon, Martin Ditcham, Dominic Miller, Mark Feltham, Johnny Turnbull, Robbie McIntosh and others. Talk Talk live sound engineer Chris Beale, long-time manager Keith Aspden, original A&amp;R manager Ashley Goodall, old school friends, numerous industry figures,&nbsp; friends and acquaintances who knew him only after he’d retired all add fresh insight and perspective to this extensive and engaging biography.

A Perfect Silence

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Discover A Perfect Silence by Mark Hollis. The first complete biography of the Talk Talk leader, offering genuine insight into his life and career. Label: Rocket 88.