Uncommon People

“[A] colourful, richly marinated survey of the phenomenon of the rock star between the mid-1950s and mid-1990s . . . Hepworth is, in many ways, a dream author. Not only does he know his stuff . . . but he is alert to broader social and cultural trends . . . [His] chapters yield something of the satisfaction of a sharply observed, neatly shaped short story.”—David Kynaston, The Guardian (UK)

“The effect is that of faded, evocative, partisan Polaroids scattered from the memory of one obsessive music fan . . . Uncommon People emerges as part of the drive to capture, analyse and archive key moments in musical history that might otherwise vanish from popular memory before we know it.” —Barbara Ellen, The Guardian (UK)

“[A] zippily entertaining portrait of the men and women with flawed outsized personalities who . . . belong to a fallen age of rock stardom.”—Will Hodgkinson, The Times (London)

“The research in Uncommon People is fantastic and its fascinating detail will entertain even those who think they’ve read it all before . . . Hepworth’s knowledge and enthusiasm for music makes it a hugely enjoyable and informative reflection on the days when rock ruled the world."—Express (UK)

“This book is a kind of elegy for a glorious but passing phase in entertainment history . . . brims with insight, humour and a certain genial astringency.”—Stuart Maconie, Mail on Sunday