The Original Punk
Steve Rosen has been documenting Jeff Beck for more than half a century. He first interviewed Jeff in 1973 and spoke with him repeatedly over the years, building a firsthand archive that few writers can match.
In 1978 Rosen wrote The Beck Book, the first biography of Jeff Beck, published only in Japan. He always wanted to return to the story. Now he has.
The Original Punk revisits and greatly expands that history, taking the story from Jeff's early pre-Yardbirds days through the era of Guitar Shop. The book draws on Rosen's own conversations with Jeff and interviews with musicians, friends and collaborators from throughout Jeff's career.
A Jeff Beck Story Told by Someone Who Was There
Rosen's interviews include the people who helped make the history: Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty, Ronnie Wood, Nicky Hopkins and many others. The result is not simply a retrospective biography. It is a collection built around conversations Rosen actually had while the story was unfolding.
The first-edition hardback is 356 pages and includes a 32-page color and black-and-white photo section with rare material reaching back to 1969.
Get the Book
Steve notes that the book can also be ordered through major local bookstores in many countries. Ask for The Original Punk by Steve Rosen.
Steve Rosen's Jeff Beck Archive
- Guitar World: Why Jeff Beck Turned Down the Rolling Stones — an excerpt from The Original Punk.
- Nicky Hopkins: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen
- Cozy Powell: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (1974) — “Getting Cozy with Powell”
- Steve Rosen's Lost Interviews on YouTube — including Jeff Beck and many of the musicians around his story.
From the Files
And Yes — A Yellowdeuce Giveaway Is Coming
Steve has offered to work with Yellowdeuce on a book giveaway. We are putting the details together now.