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Constable signs Wilson's 'paean to musical curiosity'
British musician Steve Wilson’s debut has gone to Little, Brown.
Andreas Campomar, non-fiction publisher for the imprint Constable, bought world English language rights to Limited Edition of One, from Matthew Hamilton at The Hamilton Agency. Constable will publish on 7th April 2022. It is already available in several editions, including a special edition and a super-deluxe "Artist’s Edition” of only 125 copies retailing at £275, which sold out within three hours of going on sale.
A six-time Grammy nominee, Wilson has worked with, among others, Elton John, David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, and the various members of Yes, XTC, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Tears For Fears as well as other artists he’s produced, remixed and collaborated with over the years.
“Limited Edition of One is part long-awaited memoir, part story of a 21st-century artist who achieved chart-topping mainstream success without ever becoming part of the mainstream,” Little, Brown said.
Wilson commented: “The book was written under a ’no rules’ philosophy with the collaboration of legendary rock biographer Mick Wall. In addition to containing autobiographical material, it has a lot on my broader ideas about music, as well as list and discussion chapters on the kind of things I get asked about a lot—favourite films, songs, record shops etc—and some that I don’t. Also among its pages are photos from my personal archives and a short story which might be my favourite part. I’ve chosen to focus on the stuff that people really don’t know about me, rather than what is well known and documented by now. The tongue-in-cheek subtitle, ‘How to Succeed in the Music Industry Without Being Part of the Mainstream’, perhaps tells you more about what to expect."
Campomar said: “Steven’s Limited Edition of One is perhaps unlike any other music book you might ever have read. It is about the art of making music, and yet defies musical classification. The book is a paean to musical curiosity and the art of experimentation.”
