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Jon Savage

Author of England's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock

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Jon Savage is a writer and broadcaster. His books include England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond and Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture. Among the documentaries he has written are the award-winning The Brian Eqstein Story and Joy Division. He lives in North Wales. — biography from The England's Dreaming Tapes… (more)
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Jon Savage is a writer and broadcaster. After graduating from Cambridge he published a fanzine called London’s Outrage, and worked for Sounds, Melody Maker and The Face. His first book, The Kinks: The Official Biography was followed by England’s Dreaming, the award-winning history of the Sex Pistols, punk and Britain in the late seventies. He regularly writes for The Observer and Mojo, and his television credits include the BAFTA winning Arena documentary, The Brian Epstein Story. His recent compilation CDs include England’s Dreaming, Meridian 1970 and Shadows of Love. He lives in Anglesey.
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