Bring It On Home, Mark Blake
Bring It On Home, Mark Blake
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Bring It On Home
Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond -- The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager

Author: Mark Blake

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 12 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 11/27/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The authorized biography of the most notorious rock manager of all time, Peter Grant, best known for his work with Led Zeppelin

Peter Grant is the most famous music manager of all time. Often acknowledged as the "fifth member of Led Zeppelin," Grant's story has appeared in fragments across countless Zeppelin biographies, but none has explored who this brilliant and intuitive manager yet flawed and sometimes dangerous man truly was. No one has successfully captured the scope of his personality or his long-lasting impact on the music business. Acclaimed author and journalist Mark Blake seeks to rectify that.

Bring It On Home is the first book to tell the complete uncensored story of this industry giant. With support from Grant's family interviews with Led Zeppelin's surviving band members, and access to Grant's extensive archive and scores of unpublished material, including his never-before-published final interview, Blake sheds new light on the history of Led Zeppelin and on the wider story of rock music in the 1960s and '70s.

Full of new insights into Grant's early life as an actor, wrestler, and road manager for rock 'n' roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Little Richard; the formation of Led Zeppelin; his seclusion following the demise of the band; and his recovery from substance abuse, Bring It On Home reveals a man who, after the extraordinary highs and lows of a career in rock 'n' roll, found peace and happiness in a more ordinary life. It is a celebration, a cautionary tale, and a compelling human drama.

About Mark Blake

Mark Blake has been writing about popular music and culture since 1989. A former assistant editor of Q and regular contributor to Mojo and Classic Rock magazines, Blake is also the author of Bring It On Home, Pretend You're In A War: The Who and the Sixties, Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story Of Queen, and Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donald on January 17, 2019

A very good book for a man who deserved a serious biography. All of such books have so many characters it becomes a difficult read. The author did a good job of trying to keep the reader on track but it is still a jumble of back and forth to see who he is talking about. All true stories reveal the d......more

Goodreads review by Joe on April 24, 2023

Random thoughts about Bring it on Home, Mark Blake's biography of Peter Grant, the legendary manager of Led Zeppelin: - checked out from my local library. - The subtitle of this book is Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond - The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager, and the title is apt. Was Grant the mos......more

Goodreads review by Neil on January 17, 2019

Pop performers and rock stars are well written about - but what of the men who shape and guide them? Stories of music's most flamboyant managers are often more over the top, excessive and gloriously sleazy than those of the stars themselves. Peter Grant was the man who steered Led Zeppelin to become......more

Goodreads review by Don on December 23, 2018

(2). Peter Grant was a legendary guy if you were involved in the music business in any way, shape or form in the Early 70's. His reputation always preceded him, and as this book evidences, it was well earned. Seriously bad behavior, incredible physical and emotional abuse being handed out, all in th......more

Goodreads review by Jim on January 10, 2019

Interesting look at the myth and legend of Peter Grant. Review is here. [URL not allowed]......more


Quotes

"An entertaining biography of Led Zeppelin's man-mountain of a manager [which] reveals an intriguing, ultimately tragic figure."—The Guardian

"An excellent book and one of the rare biographies of a manager that's as interesting as the band they represented."—The Rock and Roll Chemist

"A tale as expansive and complex as the man himself."—Mojo

"To say BRING IT ON HOME is a rambunctious page-turner is an understatement; but despite all the violence and weirdness, you can't help liking the 'real' Peter Grant who emerges here."—Planet Rock

"There are many entertaining stories in the book. Many will even be new to fans of Led Zeppelin who have read existing accounts of the band's career... Peter Grant played as large a role in making Led Zeppelin a success as any of its band members, and Blake's book is an excellent depiction of his life."—Led Zeppelin News

"[Peter Grant] has largely been chronicled as an addendum to the larger Zep story, but here music journo Mark Blake... makes Peter Grant the center of his own story. Which, ultimately, both surprises the reader with new things and confirms opinions already held... In the end, Bring It On Home both bolsters and fleshes out the 'Peter Grant' of lore with the Peter Grant of reality."—Houston Press

"A juicy saga of excess all areas, Mark Blake's biography of Led Zeppelin's notoriously combative manager Peter Grant reads at times like an all-you-can-eat buffet of guilty pleasures... [A] riotous rollercoaster ride full of larger-than-life characters."—The Times (UK)

"[An] enthralling and rigorously researched book."—The Sunday Times (UK)

"Bring It On Home is an entertaining look at a supporting figure from rock's glory years."—Shepherd Express

"Blake sheds new light on the history of Led Zeppelin and on the wider story of rock music in the 1960s and '70s... Bring It On Home reveals a man who, after the extraordinary highs and lows of a career in rock 'n' roll, found peace and happiness in a more ordinary life. It is a celebration, a cautionary tale, and a compelling human drama."—BraveWords