Born in Liverpool, Paul Du Noyer began his career as a rock writer on the NME in 1978. He worked there until 1985 and in 1986 helped launch the rock monthly Q magazine where he was Editor from 1990 until 1992. He then became launch Editor of Mojo magazine. He wrote the definitive history of his hometown's music, Liverpool: Wondrous Place (Virgin Books), and is now associate editor of the UK's new music monthly, as well as Modern Icons: The Clash, Modern Icons: Marc Bolan (Virgin Books) and the editor of The Story of Rock 'n' Roll: The Year by Year Chronicle (Macmillan).