Anthony Bozza
Encyclopedia
Anthony Bozza is a New York City
-based author and journalist who is most famous for his writing in Rolling Stone
. Bozza is also well-known for his bestselling books on musicians which include rapper Eminem
and hard rock band AC/DC
as well as his work as co-author on the autobiographies of artists which include Slash
, INXS
, and Tommy Lee
.
, New York
and raised on Long Island
. He attended Friends Academy
and Northwestern University
. He worked briefly as an intern at Paper Magazine then at Rolling Stone Press, where his abilities lead to a full-time position in the magazine's music department. Bozza was quickly noted for his interviewing skills and helmed a variety of columns at Rolling Stone, including Random Notes for two years. He penned a wide array of cover stories and features, including articles on Jennifer Lopez
, Trent Reznor
, N'Sync, Eminem and Slash
.
Bozza turned his multiple features on Eminem into his first book, Whatever You Say I Am, a biography of the rap star that also focused on what his status as a white rapper meant for race and culture in America. This led to book-length collaborations with Tommy Lee, Slash and Artie Lang, among others. Bozza's next project is a biography of Wyclef Jean
of The Fugees
.
One of Bozza's current projects is as co-founder, along with best-selling author Neil Strauss
, of Igniter Literary Group, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers' It Books division. Igniter will publish four to six books a year, beginning in 2010.
*Why AC/DC matters (2009)
(2005)
*INXS: Story to Story with INXS
(2005)
*Slash
with Slash
(2007)
*Too Fat to Fish
with Artie Lange
(2008)
*I am the New Black with Tracy Morgan
(2009)
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based author and journalist who is most famous for his writing in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
. Bozza is also well-known for his bestselling books on musicians which include rapper Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
and hard rock band AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
as well as his work as co-author on the autobiographies of artists which include Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
, INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
, and Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
.
Background
Anthony Bozza was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and raised on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. He attended Friends Academy
Friends Academy
Friends Academy is a Quaker, coeducational, independent, college preparatory school serving students from nursery school through the twelfth grade, located in Locust Valley, New York, United States. The school was founded in 1876 by 78-year-old Gideon Frost for "The children of Friends and those...
and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. He worked briefly as an intern at Paper Magazine then at Rolling Stone Press, where his abilities lead to a full-time position in the magazine's music department. Bozza was quickly noted for his interviewing skills and helmed a variety of columns at Rolling Stone, including Random Notes for two years. He penned a wide array of cover stories and features, including articles on Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Michael Trent Reznor is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor is also a member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30,...
, N'Sync, Eminem and Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
.
Bozza turned his multiple features on Eminem into his first book, Whatever You Say I Am, a biography of the rap star that also focused on what his status as a white rapper meant for race and culture in America. This led to book-length collaborations with Tommy Lee, Slash and Artie Lang, among others. Bozza's next project is a biography of Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
of The Fugees
The Fugees
Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...
.
One of Bozza's current projects is as co-founder, along with best-selling author Neil Strauss
Neil Strauss
Neil Darrow Strauss , also known by the pen names Style and Chris Powles, is an American and Kittitian author, journalist and ghostwriter...
, of Igniter Literary Group, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers' It Books division. Igniter will publish four to six books a year, beginning in 2010.
Non-fiction
*Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem (2004)*Why AC/DC matters (2009)
As co-author
*Tommyland with Tommy LeeTommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
(2005)
*INXS: Story to Story with INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
(2005)
*Slash
Slash (autobiography)
Slash is an autobiography written by rock guitarist Slash with Anthony Bozza.Most of the book focuses on Slash's years with Guns N' Roses, including many rock star cliches: trashed hotel rooms, groupies, drug abuse, etc. Slash talks about Axl Rose, front man of Guns N' Roses, and the breakup of the...
with Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
(2007)
*Too Fat to Fish
Too Fat to Fish
Too Fat to Fish is a collection of memoirs by American comedian, radio personality and actor Artie Lange. Published by Spiegel & Grau on November 11, 2008, the book is co-written by journalist Anthony Bozza. Lange dedicated the book to radio personality Howard Stern, who also writes its foreword...
with Artie Lange
Artie Lange
Arthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and radio personality best known for his tenures with the The Howard Stern Show and the comedy sketch series MADtv....
(2008)
*I am the New Black with Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan is an American comedian who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock.-Early life:...
(2009)