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Jeff Apter

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Sydney, Australia

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https://www.jeffapter.com.au/

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Biography, Music, Memoir

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Jeff Apter is the author of more than 30 books, many dealing with the world of music. He has written biographies of Keith Urban, Malcolm and Angus Young of AC/DC, Jeff Buckley and the Bee Gees. As ghostwriter, he has worked with ARIA Hall of Famers Kasey Chambers and Richard Clapton, and AC/DC’s Mark Evans. He was also the creative consultant for the award–nominated live production A State of Grace: The Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley and spent four years on staff at Rolling Stone Australia.

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Many thanks to Jodi Thomas at Pioneer Woman for reviewing my Keith Urban biography. Jodi wrote: 'The first and only biography of country music star Keith Urban charting his humble Australian origins to global stardom.'

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Average rating: 3.84 · 3,598 ratings · 431 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Never Enough: The Story of the Cure 3.75 avg rating — 490 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young, AC/DC's Last Man Standing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pure Drop: The Life of Jeff Buckley 3.98 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Daniel: From Silverchair to DREAMS 3.63 avg rating — 308 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keith Urban 3.66 avg rating — 258 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tragedy: The Ballad of the Bee Gees 4.03 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Dream It's Over: The Remarkable Life of Neil Finn 3.74 avg rating — 194 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fornication: The "Red Hot Chili Peppers" Story by Jeff Apter (Goodreads Author), Jeff Apter (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dave Grohl Story 3.59 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Malcolm Young: The Man Who Made AC/DC 4.26 avg rating — 108 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jeff Apter is now friends with Dan
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Jeff Apter and 1 other person liked Dan's review of Roy Orbison: King of Hearts: "My thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for an advance copy of this musical biography about a man whose voice spoke for the lonely, the unloved, the lost, a voice that showed a life of tragedy, yet ones he never let beat him, creating music " Read more of this review »
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Jeff Apter rated a book it was amazing The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
No one played the drums like Gene Krupa, and no one has captured his life story as poignantly as Elizabeth J Rosenthal does in The Master of Drums.
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Jeff Apter and 2 other people liked Kevin Parsons's review of Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly: "Well written and researched biography. A lot of interesting details about Perkin’s life that were new to me. "
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