Gittins, Ian

Ian Gittins is currently a music critic on the Guardian, and has also written for Q, Melody Maker, Daily Telegraph, MTV and New York Times. He is the author of several other books, including Bjork: The Stories Behind the Songs and Talking Heads: The Stories Behind the Songs, both published by Carlton Books, and he has co-written The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, which will be published by Simon & Schuster this autumn.