Calvin Harris
Subtitle: the 100 million DJ, the unauthorised biography
By: Douglas Wight
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781845029678
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Musicians; Biography; Disc jockeys
Description: He's made 100 million, is the hottest DJ in the world and has worked with the pop royalty - but who is Calvin Harris? And how did he go from stacking shelves in his local supermarket to such astonishing global success? He's come a long way from making music in his bedroom in his native Dumfries but since bursting onto the music scene with 'Acceptable in the 80s' in 2007, he has broken Michael Jackson's record for most hits from one album, become the first British artist to have one billion plays on Spotify and turned hit-maker for stars like Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, Cheryl Cole and Dizzee Rascal. This is the astonishing story of Calvin Harris's journey from struggling musician to international star, revealing what makes him tick, why he has the Midas touch, how he went from being a lanky kid with little self-confidence to a modelling deal with Armani and how he became a global megastar.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow; title: 2. Music Sounds Better With Me; title: 3. London Calling; title: 4. Creating Calvin; title: 5. Fly Eyes on the Prize; title: 6. Merrymaking at Myspace; title: 7.I Should Be So Lucky; title: 8. Acceptable at Last; title: 9. Getting the Girl?; title: 10. Disco Maker; title: 11. On the Move; title: 12. Luck Runs Out; title: 13. The Joy of Decks; title: 14. Hitting the Heights; title: 15. The King is Dead, Long Live the King; title: 16. Pineapple Chumps; title: 17. Calvin Declines; title: 18. Luck in a Hopeless Place; title: 19. Field of Dreams; title: 20. The New Rock Star; title: 21. Rita All About It; title: 22. All Ora Now; title: 23. The $100 Million Man.