Will Birch

Will Birch is a former drummer and songwriter with the Kursaal Flyers (1976 UK hit ‘Little Does She Know’) and The Records (1979 US hit ‘Starry Eyes’). During the 1980s he moved into record production, working with artists such as Any Trouble, Dr Feelgood, Billy Bremner, and the Long Ryders. Throughout the 1990s he wrote many articles for Mojo and other music magazines and in 2000 published his first book, No Sleep Till Canvey Island: The Great Pub Rock Revolution (Virgin Books). His Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography was published in 2010 (Pan MacMillan). He is currently writing a biography of musician Nick Lowe. He lives near London, UK.