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Paul David Stenning (born 12 June 1976) is an English author and ghostwriter. He has written twenty-nine books, of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and biography. The best-known of his books is The Robert Pattinson Album, a biography of Robert Pattinson, first published in 2009 and appearing in seven languages since then.
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During this time he worked for Take That as assistant to their financial advisor Simon Orange, the brother of Jason Orange. During his time working at the office in Cheadle he had an accident where he fell through a roof inside the building and was almost electrocuted.BBC Radio Lancashire 15 August 2020
He also worked as a DJ, often playing sets before live concerts, particularly before shows at the Manchester Apollo.BBC Radio 5 Live interview with Dawn Dunlop, December 2015
He also wrote unofficial biographies of Iron Maiden, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Rage Against the Machine and AC/DC. Stenning describes Tommy Vance and especially the Friday Rock Show as big influences on his early career. He dedicated his biographies of Iron Maiden and Slash to Vance. Iron Maiden: 30 Years of the Beast (2006). . Slash: Surviving Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver And Rock's Snakepit (2007). .
He has conducted hundreds of interviews including Meat Loaf, Pete Best, Alice Cooper, Steve Guttenberg, Kathy Sledge, Peter Steele, John Myatt and Linda Hamilton. Stenning's interviews often run over the allotted time allowed. He spoke to Peter Steele and Leslie Easterbrook for almost 3 hours despite an interview restriction of an hour. Easterbrook told Stenning he asks "great questions".
In 2006, Stenning interviewed Steven Adler live onstage at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Issue 20, 2009.The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat, Spencer Leigh
After working on a biography of Robert Pattinson, Stenning focused on areas beyond music. Since 2009 he has worked primarily as a ghostwriter, working with Patty Schnyder, Jason Newsted, Frank Abagnale, Tomáš Berdych, Steven Adler, Adam Dubin, U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives Jody K Thompson and British champion wrestler Ray Robinson.
In 2013 Stenning released Success – By Those Who've Made It, which featured Mario Andretti, Jörgen Elofsson, Ching He Huang, Cherie Lunghi, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, Greg Merson, Susan Polgar, Phil Gallagher aka Mister Maker and Penelope Spheeris. Anne Wafula Strike was the last personal biography featured in the book, which Stenning explained was because her story was the most powerful and the greatest example of success. After the book was released, Stenning gave talks on success at corporate events, festivals and schools.Live Preston & Fylde http://www.live-magazines.co.uk/regions/preston-fylde/ magazine interview 2014, Pg. 118 Arts & Culture.
Stenning's books have been released in multiple languages with several titles in Bulgarian, Polish and Portuguese.
Since 2018 he has been the official poet for the tourist board of Guinea-Bissau.
Stenning is the host of The Minder Podcast, launched in 2021. He also chaired a roundtable discussion for the Dragonfly podcast regarding the murder of Brett Cantor.
Stenning has been a campaigner for animal rights since his teens and is a vegetarian.The Cyprus Weekly, 20 May issue, 2016 He is a fan of the Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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