Born in 1965 in Liverpool, David Buckley completed a Ph.D. at Liverpool University’s Institute of Popular Music in 1994. After spending half his life in Munich as a lecturer at Munich University and as a tutor-counsellor at the Open University, David returned to the UK in 2019. He is a Dad, a Liverpool FC supporter, a Bowie Boy, a Whovian and a Socialist. In addition to being a bestselling author, David has been contributed to many prestigious music industry publications, including Mojo magazine for over 20 years as a reviewer and writer, including features on Bowie, Genesis, Elton John, the Human League, Ultravox, Florence and the Machine, and Goldfrapp.