​​Available in the UK on Amazon.co.uk now. Available in the US at Amazon.com on December 16th in the.

 

This site is devoted to recounting and keeping up with the work of Kevin Shields both through his main outlet, My Bloody Valentine (MBV), and as a solo artist. This site will also preview information from my Kevin Shields biography. The book has been released in the UK and is being shipped by sea to the US right now. 

 

It is not a collection of quotes, but a proper narrative biography backed up by approximately five hundred sources, including new interviews from those that worked with Shields in the studio and at Island Records. It is a thoughtful look at this brilliant, iconic musician and the arc of his story to date. Even as one his biggest fans, I failed to grasp how much he overcame until taking on this project.

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If Loveless is all you know, you're missing 80% of his story. If My Bloody Valentine is all you know, then you're missing 40% of his story because his additional work as solo artist, producer, guitar player, and remixer is often every bit as affecting as his work with MBV. Besides the work, his interviews reveal him to be in a small fraternity of thoughtful and articulate musicians who can make listeners rethink even their most basic assumptions. Continuing in the traditon of The Beatles, Brian Wilson, and Jimi Hendrix, he is making pop music that is 

 

Journalists from all over the world have sought him out to discuss the state of his art, the state of the industry and the times that we're living in due to his articulate and honest answers. 

 

His ability to capture transcendent aural moments makes it plain that this universal language is the prism through which he views the world. 

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I hope the book will let more people in on what musicians, engineers, producers, and critics already know, that he makes music that no one else can make, with the caveat that it deeply connects with people