Tim Pope - I Shoot Rock Stars | Hardcover Memoir

Dive into the wildly entertaining memoir from legendary music video director Tim Pope, whose groundbreaking work defined the glory years of MTV. This hardcover book offers a fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the excesses, egos, and larger-than-life characters of the 1980s pop video revolution, chronicling Pope's journey from music fanboy to directing icons.

Pope details his front-row seat to history, from shooting his first concert footage by smuggling a camera inside his trousers to directing videos for Soft Cell, The Cure, Queen, David Bowie, Neil Young, and many more. Discover the improvisational, guerrilla-style filmmaking that characterized an era when money flowed freely and no idea was too wacky to pursue.

• "A true original, a genuine maverick" - ROBERT SMITH (The Cure)
• "A dirty little page-turner from England's greatest music video director" - MATT JOHNSON (The The)
• "The absolute dog's bollocks in the world of pop video. He is the OG, the Don, he literally wrote the book" - NORMAN COOK (aka Fatboy Slim)

• Chronicles the birth of the pop video medium in the 1980s.
• Features stories involving David Bowie, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, and The Cure.
• Recounts directing videos for bands including Queen, Talk Talk, Wham!, Hall & Oates, and Siouxsie & the Banshees.
• Includes hilarious accounts such as dressing Freddie Mercury as a giant Mediterranean prawn and locking The Cure in a wardrobe launched off a cliff.

• Author: Tim Pope
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Print Length: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1035426959
• Dimensions: 156 x 19 x 240mm
• Weight: 788g
• Publication Date: August 13, 2026

This is the hilarious and frequently moving story of a music-mad kid who worked with his heroes, detailing the creative triumphs and follies of an extraordinary era in music history.