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Jesse Fink (born 1973) is a British-Australian author of five books including twin biographies of the hard-rock band AC/DC (The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC and Bon: The Last Highway).[1] His books have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French.

Jesse Fink
Born1973 (age 4849)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationAuthor
Period2007–present
GenreNonfiction
Website
www.jessefinkbooks.com

Biography


Born in London, United Kingdom, Fink was educated at schools in Sydney, Australia. He attended the University of Technology, majoring in journalism.


Early career


Fink began his writing career in sports journalism, working as an editor of sports and nonfiction titles for the Australian arm of book publisher HarperCollins and later as a deputy editor of Inside Sport. In 2003, he was nominated for a Walkley Award for a feature about the sports memorabilia industry. It was included in the Black Inc. anthology The Best Australian Sportswriting 2004,[2] as was "Safari Politics", a feature on trophy hunting. Another Inside Sport feature, "Silent Witness", about mental illness among high-performance athletes, won an Australian Sports Commission Media Award.

Fink left Inside Sport magazine to work as a soccer writer for Fox Sports Australia in 2006. In 2007, under the moniker Half-Time Orange, he began writing soccer columns for SBS Television's The World Game website as well as columns for ESPN Star Sports (later Fox Sports Asia) in Singapore, Tribal Football and The Roar.

In 2011 SBS informed Fink his contract would not be renewed[3] after an editorial disagreement with late network anchor Les Murray over what he alleged was interference from Murray in his critical reporting of Australia's 2022 World Cup bid and general commentary on Football Federation Australia.[4] Fink appeared on ABC Television's 7.30[5] to give his side of the story and in a number of online editorials, including Qatari network Al Jazeera,[6] accused then-FIFA Ethics Committee member Murray of conflict of interest in his SBS position.[7]


Books


In 2007 Fink published his first book, 15 Days in June, the story of the Socceroos at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It was re-released by Xoum Publishing in a special e-book edition [8] before the 2014 FIFA World Cup under the new title World Party. Socceroos star Tim Cahill wrote the foreword.[9] In 2021, the book was chosen for the Untapped project and digital and print editions under the original title were released by Ligature.[10]

After battling severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and a marriage breakup, Fink had become "grotesquely fat", developed an addiction to antidepressants and sex. Fink also admits to contemplating suicide often around this time of his life.[11]

In 2012 Fink published his second book, Laid Bare: One Man’s Story of Sex, Love and Other Disorders (Hachette Australia), a memoir of divorce, dating[12], and his sex addiction[13][14]. It was re-published in 2017 by Xoum Publishing (which changed its name to Brio Books in 2018). His writing on relationships regularly appeared in News Limited's Sunday Style magazine.[15]

His third book, The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC, a ‘critical appreciation’ of Angus Young, George Young and Malcolm Young, was named one of Public Radio International's The World Books of the Year in 2014.[16] The New Yorker called it "an essential read for fans of the band".[17]

Fink's fourth book, Bon: The Last Highway, was a biography of deceased AC/DC singer Bon Scott. Bon was the cover story in the December 2017 issue of Classic Rock. In the book, Fink concludes that Scott died of a heroin overdose and not the official cause: acute alcohol poisoning. He also addresses and provides new information regarding the conspiracy theory[18] [19] [20][21] that Scott contributed uncredited lyrics to the AC/DC album Back In Black. Fink later responded to comments made by AC/DC singer Brian Johnson in Rolling Stone magazine about the lyrics issue.[22] It was the first time Johnson had publicly addressed Fink's claims that Bon Scott was an uncredited contributor of lyrics to the Back in Black album[23]. Updated editions of the book were released in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[24]

In 2020 Penguin Books Australia announced it was releasing his fifth book, Pure Narco, the life story of Cuban-American cocaine trafficker Luis Antonio Navia, and Navia's criminal career working for the Colombian and Mexican cartels. It was published in the United Kingdom by John Blake and the United States by Rowman & Littlefield.[25]


Personal life


Fink has one daughter and is divorced. Fink wrote about his 10-year marriage in Laid Bare.


Bibliography



References


  1. "Bon Scott, AC/DC's lost leader, is uncovered". The Irish Times. November 24, 2017.
  2. Garrie Hutchinson (2004). The Best Australian Sports Writing 2004. Black Inc. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-86395-213-2.
  3. "Jesse Fink blows the lid on SBS editorial pressure". The Roar. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. Fink, Jesse (May 15, 2020). "Why I stopped writing about soccer". jessefinkbooks.com.
  5. Jesse Fink 7.30, retrieved November 20, 2022
  6. Fink, Jesse (July 26, 2011). "FIFA's judges should also be judged". www.aljazeera.com.
  7. Tuckerman, Mike (July 7, 2011). "Jesse Fink blows the lid on SBS editorial pressure". www.theroar.com.au.
  8. "This is Australia's greatest football moment". No. The Advertiser. May 22, 2014.
  9. Jesse Fink (April 7, 2014). World Party: The Inside Story of the Socceroos' Greatest Campaign. Xou Pty. Limited. ISBN 978-1-922057-99-0.
  10. Jesse Fink (December 5, 2021). 15 Days in June. Ligature. ISBN 978-1-922730-19-0.
  11. "Why I Run: Jesse Fink". au.lifestyle.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  12. Jesse Fink (September 11, 2012). Laid Bare: One man's story of sex, love and other disorders. Hachette Australia. ISBN 978-0-7336-2919-8.
  13. "Why Sex Addiction Is Total BS (According To A Guy Who's Been There)". YourTango. January 3, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  14. CircleSoft. "Laid Bare: One Man's Story of Sex, Love and Other Disorders". Albert Park. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  15. Fink, Jesse (August 10, 2015). "Divorce doesn't make you a bad parent". news.com.au.
  16. Davy, Steven (December 18, 2014). "Here are the books we read this year that we think you'll love". pri.org.
  17. Michaud, Jon (December 2, 2014). "The brothers who built AC/DC". newyorker.com.
  18. Cartwright, Lexie (November 20, 2022). "AC/DC singer Brian Johnson finally addresses 'conspiracy theory' over band's hit song". /www.news.com.au.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Controversial AC/DC Back In Black Conspiracy Theory". Triple M. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  20. "Brian Johnson finally clears up conspiracy around this iconic AC/DC song". Tone Deaf. November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  21. "AC/DC 2005". Clinton Walker. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  22. Fink, Jesse (October 26, 2022). "My response to Brian Johnson". jessefinkbooks.com.
  23. Irwin, Corey IrwinCorey. "Brian Johnson Shoots Down Bon Scott 'Back in Black' Rumors". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  24. "Bon: The Last Highway: The Untold Story of Bon Scott and AC/DC's Back in Black, Updated Edition of the Definitive Biography". libraryjournal.com. April 2, 2022.
  25. "Pure Narco: One Man's Story of 25 Years Inside the Cartels". publishersweekly.com. August 25, 2021.



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