Nato a Londra, Mick Rock (1948–2021) è noto come “l’uomo che ha fotografato gli anni ’70”. Oltre a David Bowie, ha ritratto Lou Reed, i Queen, Iggy Pop, i Roxy Music e i Blondie. Ha inoltre prodotto e diretto i video dei classici di Bowie “John, I’m Only Dancing”, “The Jean Genie”, “Space Oddity” e “Life On Mars?”. Le opere di Rock sono state esposte in importanti mostre a Londra, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, San Francisco e Las Vegas.

Barney Hoskyns was born in London in 1959. He is the editorial director of Rock’s Backpages, the online library of pop writing and journalism, and a former staff writer at the New Musical Express, contributing editor to Vogue, and U.S. correspondent for MOJO. He is the author of the Tom Waits biography Lowside of the Road (2009) and Trampled Under Foot, the oral history of Led Zeppelin (2012).

Michael Bracewell was born in London in 1958 and has written widely on modern and contemporary art and culture. His more recent publications include Richard Hamilton: Late Works, and Damien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings. He has contributed to The Faber Book of Pop and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing.