Paul Morley
Paul Morley (born March 26, 1957 ) is an English music journalist and producer .
Morley was born the son of a prison guard and grew up in Stockport . Between 1977 and 1983 he wrote for the music magazine New Musical Express , developing a new postmodern way of writing about pop music. He has since published other publications on the subject of music. In addition to the producer Trevor Horn , he was the founder of the record label ZTT Records and the band Art of Noise . With James Banbury he founded the band Infantjoy , who released the two albums With (2006) and Where the Night Goes (2005).
He was married to Claudia Brücken , who used to be a singer in the ZTT band Propaganda , and has a daughter with her. Brücken was in a relationship with Paul Humphreys ( Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark ) until 2013 and performs with him under the name Onetwo .
Books
- Paul Morley: Nothing . Faber & Faber, 2000. ISBN 978-0-571-17799-8
- Paul Morley: Words and Music: a history of pop in the shape of a city . Bloomsbury, 2003. ISBN 0-7475-5778-0
- Paul Morley: Joy Division: Piece by Piece: Writing About Joy Division 1977-2007 . Plexus Publishing 2007. ISBN 978-0-85965-404-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Morley in the catalog of the German National Library
- BBC documentary "Pop - What is it god for?" by Paul Morley
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| SURNAME | Morley, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English music journalist and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1957 |