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One Way Or Another: My Life in Music, Sport & Entertainment
One Way Or Another is multi-millionaire rock, media and sport mogul Chris Wright’s explosive autobiography.
In it, Wright lifts the veil on the wheeling and dealing that propelled his company Chrysalis to the forefront of the pop industry – and how the fortune he made from rock enabled him to buy Queens Park Rangers FC, Wasps Rugby Club and a fistful of radio stations and TV production companies.
Chris Wright signed bands like Jethro Tull and Ten Years After who were at the forefront of the British rock invasion of America that took place in the late sixties and early seventies, then went on to embrace punk with Blondie and Billy Idol, New Romantics with Ultravox and Spandau Ballet, 2-Tone stars The Specials and many more.
In a life story that reads like a Who’s Who of the rock business, Wright spares no blushes in telling tales of sex, drugs and financial blowouts that made some rich and left others by the wayside.
Ever the entrepreneur, Wright remained at the heart of the unfolding story that has become the contemporary entertainment industry, subsequently taking the Chrysalis brand into TV and radio.
But his story goes beyond success in media and entertainment. In later years, Wright went on to own premiership football club Queens Park Rangers and rugby giants Wasps.
Interwoven with a personal narrative that has all the twists and turns of a best-selling novel, One Way Or Another is a remarkable, truly gripping story of life at the top.
In it, Wright lifts the veil on the wheeling and dealing that propelled his company Chrysalis to the forefront of the pop industry – and how the fortune he made from rock enabled him to buy Queens Park Rangers FC, Wasps Rugby Club and a fistful of radio stations and TV production companies.
Chris Wright signed bands like Jethro Tull and Ten Years After who were at the forefront of the British rock invasion of America that took place in the late sixties and early seventies, then went on to embrace punk with Blondie and Billy Idol, New Romantics with Ultravox and Spandau Ballet, 2-Tone stars The Specials and many more.
In a life story that reads like a Who’s Who of the rock business, Wright spares no blushes in telling tales of sex, drugs and financial blowouts that made some rich and left others by the wayside.
Ever the entrepreneur, Wright remained at the heart of the unfolding story that has become the contemporary entertainment industry, subsequently taking the Chrysalis brand into TV and radio.
But his story goes beyond success in media and entertainment. In later years, Wright went on to own premiership football club Queens Park Rangers and rugby giants Wasps.
Interwoven with a personal narrative that has all the twists and turns of a best-selling novel, One Way Or Another is a remarkable, truly gripping story of life at the top.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 14, 2013
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About the author
Christopher Norman Wright
2 booksChris Wright (born Christopher Norman Wright) is a British music, media and sport entrepreneur.
He has produced acts like Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, Blondie, Ultravox and Spandau Ballet.
He was the co-founder of Chrysalis Records and Music with his business partner Terry Ellis in 1968. Wright bought Ellis out in 1985, when the Chrysalis Group went public. Chrysalis continued to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin and Chris Blackwell's Island until its eventual sale to Thorn EMI in two tranches in 1990 and 1991. Wright retained ownership of the Chrysalis Music until 2010, when the publishing company was acquired by BMG Rights Management.
In the nineties, Wright launched the Heart commercial radio brand in Birmingham and London, and the Midsomer Murders detective drama series broadcast on ITV in the UK and over 225 TV channels around the world.
Between 1996 and 2001, Wright was the owner of Queens Park Rangers FC and the majority shareholder and chairman of Wasps Rugby Club. He continued as major shareholder and non-executive chairman of Wasps until 2008.
His autobiography One Way Or Another – My Life in Music, Sport And Entertainment was published by Omnibus Press in the UK in October 2013.
He has produced acts like Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, Blondie, Ultravox and Spandau Ballet.
He was the co-founder of Chrysalis Records and Music with his business partner Terry Ellis in 1968. Wright bought Ellis out in 1985, when the Chrysalis Group went public. Chrysalis continued to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin and Chris Blackwell's Island until its eventual sale to Thorn EMI in two tranches in 1990 and 1991. Wright retained ownership of the Chrysalis Music until 2010, when the publishing company was acquired by BMG Rights Management.
In the nineties, Wright launched the Heart commercial radio brand in Birmingham and London, and the Midsomer Murders detective drama series broadcast on ITV in the UK and over 225 TV channels around the world.
Between 1996 and 2001, Wright was the owner of Queens Park Rangers FC and the majority shareholder and chairman of Wasps Rugby Club. He continued as major shareholder and non-executive chairman of Wasps until 2008.
His autobiography One Way Or Another – My Life in Music, Sport And Entertainment was published by Omnibus Press in the UK in October 2013.
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