X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography

This subversively brilliant, one-of-a-kindrock autobiography ingeniously styled as a biography, is written by a nameless,faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called "the Corporation"to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinksand one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time. The Kinks front manreveals his life and times to the young writer, often seemingly passing hisstories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, "Top ofthe Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who andother fixtures of the times fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Partautobiography, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusiveand daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory it is.