About the Author

Mark Blake is a former assistant editor of Q magazine, a long-time contributor to its sister titles MOJO and Planet Rock, and has written for Rolling Stone, the Times (London), Classic Rock, and the Daily Telegraph. He is the editor of two definitive music books, Dylan: Visions, Portraits & Back Pages and Punk: The Whole Story, and is the author of the Pink Floyd biography Comfortably Numb and the Queen biography Is This the Real Life? Blake lives in London with his wife and son.

Reviews

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

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

"[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)

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

"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

"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

"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

"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