Tony Fletcher
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Tony Fletcher is a music journalist best known for his extensive biographies of drummer Keith Moon and alt rock superstars R.E.M..
Born in Yorkshire in 1964, Fletcher was inspired by the righteous fire of London punk rock and started a fanzine as a thirteen-year-old schoolboy which he named Jamming! The magazine developed over the next eight years into an indie phenomenon and worthy alternative to the standard titles of the day such as the NME and Melody Maker. This saw Fletcher, despite his tender years presenting TV programmes and networking with numerous post-punk darlings including Paul Weller and Echo and The Bunnymen, the latter of which were the subject of his first book published in 1987.
Fletcher then juggled band and record label management before moving to New York in the late 80s, where he expanded his roster to DJing, club promotion and music industry consultant.
His first novel, Hedonism, was published in 2003.
External link
- Tony Fletcher's iJamming! website (http://www.ijamming.net/)