David Sheff

David Sheff was born in 1955 in Boston. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and pursued a career in journalism. He has collaborated with The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, Playboy, Observer Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Outside, Esquire, among others, specializing in interviews with personalities such as Frank Zappa, Jack Nicholson, Steve Jobs, John Lennon, and many others. He has also written scripts for award-winning radio shows and documentaries, including for Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." In 2008, his book "A Beautiful Boy" became a bestseller in the U.S. and was awarded Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. In 2009, Sheff was named one of the 100 most influential people of the year by Time magazine. In 2013, his new book "Clean" became a New York Times bestseller. His other books include "China Dawn" (2002), "All We Are Saying: The Last Interview of John Lennon and Yoko Ono" (2000), "Video Games" (1994), and "Game Over" (1993).