SOUR MOUTH, SWEET BOTTOM

Lessons from a Dissolute Life SIMON NAPIER-BELL

The legendary music impresario tells his life story in a series of mesmerisingly candid vignettes

Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom is the book Simon Napier-Bell’s fans have always hoped he’d write. His previous bestsellers lifted the lid on the music industry, combining meticulous analysis with unforgettable stories of fame and wild excess, but now, at long last, he’s turned the spotlight on himself.

From a brief spell playing trumpet in the clubs of 1950s Montreal, to co-writing a hit single for Dusty Springfield and managing artists such as the Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, Japan and Wham!, Simon’s memoir is a kaleidoscopic sequence of more than sixty episodes drawn from a truly extraordinary life.

‘Never has anybody had so much fun, remembered it so precisely and made so much sense of it all’

Mark Ellen

NON-FICTION

Title: Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom

Pub date: 2 November 2023

Format: Paperback

Price: £12.99

ISBN: 978-1-80018-264-6

Rights: World/Audio/TV & Film

Simon Napier-Bell has been a film composer, songwriter, record producer and author, but he is best known for having managed various artists including Wham!, who – under his management – the first Western pop group ever to play in communist China. He is the author of four acclaimed books about the music industry, most notably the bestselling Black Vinyl White Powder. @SimonNapierBell