1. Paul David Stenning was born on 12 June 1976 and is an English author and ghostwriter.
20 Facts About Paul Stenning
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Paul Stenning has written twenty-nine books, of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and biography.
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Paul Stenning's family moved to Manchester when he was eight years old.
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Paul Stenning wrote poetry through his late teens and submitted his first poem in late 1999, which was published as part of an anthology titled Magical Memories, a year later.
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Paul Stenning worked as a DJ, often playing sets before live concerts, particularly before shows at the Manchester Apollo.
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Paul Stenning has said music was his first love and he wrote music reviews for fun during his teens.
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Paul Stenning has written for FHM, Front and, after moving to Cyprus in 2008, the Cyprus Weekly.
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Paul Stenning continues to contribute to Record Collector most recently interviewing Fish and writing on Gamble Rogers.
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Paul Stenning contributed a piece to The Independent newspaper on the anniversary of Michael Hutchence's passing.
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Paul Stenning describes Tommy Vance and especially the Friday Rock Show as big influences on his early career.
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Paul Stenning dedicated his biographies of Iron Maiden and Slash to Vance.
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Paul Stenning has conducted hundreds of interviews including Meat Loaf, Pete Best, Alice Cooper, Steve Guttenberg, Kathy Sledge, Peter Steele, John Myatt and Linda Hamilton.
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Paul Stenning spoke to Peter Steele and Leslie Easterbrook for almost 3 hours despite an interview restriction of an hour.
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In 2006, Paul Stenning interviewed Steven Adler live onstage at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.
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Anne Wafula Strike was the last personal biography featured in the book, which Paul Stenning explained was because her story was the most powerful and the greatest example of success.
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Paul Stenning's books have been released in multiple languages with several titles in Bulgarian, Polish and Portuguese.
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Paul Stenning is the host of The Minder Podcast, launched in 2021.
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Paul Stenning chaired a roundtable discussion for the Dragonfly podcast regarding the murder of Brett Cantor.
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Paul Stenning has been a campaigner for animal rights since his teens and is a vegetarian.
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Paul Stenning is a fan of the Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.