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Faber is to publish Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer by Philip Watson, the biography of the Grammy-winning musician, in spring 2022.
The synopsis states: "Over a period of 45 years, Bill Frisell has established himself as one of the most innovative musicians at work today.
"A quietly revolutionary guitar hero for our genre-blurring times, he has synthesised many disparate musical elements—from jazz to pop, folk to film music, ambient to avant-garde, country to classical—into one compellingly singular sound. Described as ‘the favourite guitarist of many people who agree on little else in music’, Frisell connects to a diverse range of artists and admirers, including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and Bon Iver, many of whom feature in the book.
"Through unprecedented access, and interviews with his close family, friends and collaborators, Philip Watson tells the story of the guitarist who changed the sound of American music."
Alexa von Hirschberg acquired world all-languages rights from David Godwin at David Godwin Associates.
Watson was deputy editor at GQ and editor-at-large at Esquire, and his in-depth features have appeared in the Telegraph Magazine, Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Irish Times, London Evening Standard and the Wire. Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer is his first book.