Great music is the soundtrack to our lives.
And yet it is so much more than that.
The stories behind the songs are tales of drama and passion, luck and loss, artistry and toil. Very often the personalities behind the music are as fascinating as the music is compelling.
As a musicologist, the author managed to meet many of his idols and they provided interesting insights, moments of humour and a clash or two!
In the second of two volumes, we look at the timeless stories the musicians were telling, and just why they deserve to live forever.
Martin Vengadesan is strategic communications consultant to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He began his journalism career in 1996 with The Star, specialising in stories about music, art and entertainment.
He is co-author of the best-selling true crime book Malaysian Murders & Mysteries (with Andrew Sagayam). His second book was the dystopian sci-fi novel Malaya 2057: A Thousand Moons Have Passed. In 2023, he published 101 Albums You Need To Hear Before I Die.
As a musician, he has also recorded six albums in the folk-rock, psychedelic rock and progressive rock genres.
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