of a breed that is facing extinction." He noted that "some blame the rising body-count for the fact that wrestling disappeared from television." Garfield explores the "inside world" of wrestling 'personalities.' Gordon Burn, a reviewer in the Times Literary Supplement, called the work "a kind of oral history. Garfield investigated the world of the professional British wrestler in his book The Wrestling. That aim is to write a history of Britain" concerning a decade in which AIDS is "at its core." Peter Campbell, a reviewer in London Review of Books, considered the work to be "objective about difficult issues." He called it "broad enough in its account of the way institutions have responded to the epidemic to achieve his larger aim. Garfield turned his attention to the effect of the AIDS epidemic on society in The End of Innocence.
Rimmer stated that Garfield is "one of the few writers in Britain dealing regularly, intelligently and entertainingly with the business of music." Dave Rimmer, reviewing the book for Listener, called the "dark side" of the music industry "the business side." He insisted this 'business' includes "greedy and uncertain" aspects. Berkmann noted that the "industry always reasserts itself," perpetuating some of the internal difficulties. Garfield's next book, Expensive Habits, is an "excellent new book on the scabbier side of the music business" wrote Marcus Berkmann, in Spectator. Robinson, is an "insider's account" of artist exploitation in the music industry and that it has "all the ingredients that produce a juicy public spectacle." Garfield'sįirst book, Money for Nothing, according to Booklist's Peter L. SIDELIGHTS: British writer and social commentator Simon Garfield debuted with two consecutive books on the subject of music industry exploitation. Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World, Faber & Faber (London, England), 2000. The Nation's Favourite: The True Adventures of Radio One, Faber and Faber (London, England), 1999. The Wrestling, Faber and Faber (Boston, MA), 1996. The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, Faber and Faber (Boston, MA), 1994.
Money for Nothing: Greed and Exploitation in the Music Industry, Faber and Faber (Boston, MA), 1986.Įxpensive Habits: The Dark Side of the Music Industry, Faber and Faber (Boston, MA), 1986. British Public Broadcasting (BBC), scriptwriter of radio documentaries, 1981-82 Time Out magazine, writer, 1982-88, editor, 1988-89 Independent, London, England, news feature writer, 1990-96 Observer, news feature writer, 2001-02.
Hobbies and other interests: Painting, poker, music, cricket.ĪDDRESSES: Agent-c/o PFD, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.ĬAREER: Journalist. PERSONAL: Born Mason of Herbert Sidney and Hella Helene (Meyer) Garfield married, 1987 wife's name, Diana children: two.
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