Michael Heatley (born 29 October 1955)[1] is the author or editor of over thirty biographies, including Backstreet Boys: The Unofficial Book, Bon Jovi: In Their Own Words and Rolf Harris: The Most Talented Man In The World. In 1995, he wrote the liner notes to Rolf's best-selling album Rolf Rules OK!
Since 1977 he has written more than a hundred music, sport and TV books.
In addition, Michael runs a fanzine in honour of legendary Welsh psychedelic rock band Man called The Welsh Connection which is circulated to a small but fervent fanbase on a bi-monthly basis.
Michael Heatley co-wrote the Encyclopedia of Singles with Philip Dodd, Eithne Farry and Martin Noble.
Selected bibliography
Michael Heatley Rolf Harris: The Most Talented Man in the World , (Twisterella Books), (1997) ISBN1-901483-01-0
Michael Heatley The Immortal John Lennon, 1940-1980
Heatley, Michael (17 July 2009). Michael Jackson: Life of a Legend. Headline. p. 192. ISBN978-0-7553-6053-6.
References
^"Michael Heatley". entities.oclc.org. Retrieved 7 November 2024. Significant Dates: 29/10/1955 Date of birth.
^Garner, Ken (17 October 2007). "Reading Peel". The Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media. 4 (1, 2 3): 83–86. doi:10.1386/rajo.4.1,2,3.83_5 (inactive 2 December 2024). ISSN1476-4504. Michael Heatley's John Peel: A Life in Music is far more scrupulous, ... Listeners and readers familiar with Peel's career, journalism and oft-repeated anecdotes will certainly spot the infamous interviews and quotes which form the bedrock of Heatley's narrative...{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2024 (link)