Chris Heath
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Chris Heath is a British
writer who was a regular contributor to the popular English music magazine Smash Hits
in the eighties and early nineties.
In the late eighties, he travelled with the Pet Shop Boys
on their first ever world tour and the result was the book entitled Literally, released in 1990. In 1993, he published Pet Shop Boys Versus America which was written as he accompanied them on a US tour. He wrote the liner notes
to the 2001 reissues of the band's first six albums, and assisted in the compilation of additional songs for inclusion. Alongside the Pet Shop Boys, he contributed to the commentary track on the 2003 PopArt DVD. He writes and edits the Pet Shop Boys' fan club magazine, also called Literally, and conducts an interview for each of their tour programmes.
He has been a staff writer at Details, Rolling Stone, and most recently, American GQ.
He is also the author of the best-selling biography of Robbie Williams
, Feel (2004).
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writer who was a regular contributor to the popular English music magazine Smash Hits
Smash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
in the eighties and early nineties.
In the late eighties, he travelled with the Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
on their first ever world tour and the result was the book entitled Literally, released in 1990. In 1993, he published Pet Shop Boys Versus America which was written as he accompanied them on a US tour. He wrote the liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
to the 2001 reissues of the band's first six albums, and assisted in the compilation of additional songs for inclusion. Alongside the Pet Shop Boys, he contributed to the commentary track on the 2003 PopArt DVD. He writes and edits the Pet Shop Boys' fan club magazine, also called Literally, and conducts an interview for each of their tour programmes.
He has been a staff writer at Details, Rolling Stone, and most recently, American GQ.
He is also the author of the best-selling biography of Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, Feel (2004).