Following his authoritative, critically acclaimed Kingmaker books on Genesis, Mario Giammetti recounts the story of Tony Banks' life and music in Tony Banks: Man of Spells - The Magician of Genesis.

 

The book comprehensively covers Banks’ overlooked solo career in addition to his work with Genesis. Giammetti draws from a number of interviews with Banks, alongside interviews with other key personalities in the musician’s circle.

 

At over 250 pages, and illustrated with more than 100 images, including many rare and previously unpublished photographs, Man of Spells is a exhaustive portrait of a musician who remains an enigma to many people despite his enormous success and widespread influence. 

 

Gregory Spawton, co-owner of Kingmaker Publishing and co-founder of Big Big Train, comments, “While there have been various books written by or about all the other major players in Genesis, there has until now never been one focused exclusively on Tony Banks. We felt it was important to shine a brighter light on his life and career.”

 

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Mario Giammetti is an Italian music journalist with over 35 years’ experience. He has written for numerous Italian music magazines (including Classic Rock, Rockstar and Jam). In 1991 he founded Dusk (www.dusk.it) the only printed magazine in the world dedicated to Genesis. He has written over 15 books related to the world of Genesis. This is his third to be published in English following Genesis - 1967 to 1975: The Peter Gabriel Years and Genesis - 1975 to 2025: The Phil Collins Years.