keith moon was the bad boy of rock roll the most manic member of an aggressive and fabulously successful band a fullthrottle hedonist who lived at the center of an unending party he was also a musical genius who inspired whole generations of artists a generous friend to nearly everyone who crossed his path a guileless man of immense personal charm to whom the sweetest sound on earth was surf musica generation after his death moon is still revered as the greatest drummer in rock history and the single wildest personality in an age of pop excess here is the truth behind the legend the result of more than three years of research in which music journalist tony fletcher interviewed dozens of moons friends colleagues and associates the result is an instant classic that brilliantly illuminates both the tender and selfdestructive sides of this singular personality this is the story of one of the most outrageous rock stars ever born and moon is one of the greatest rock biographies ever written