To my incredible wife, Rachael Shah, who is my biggest cheerleader and has always pushed me to follow my heart. To Danny Donachie, who planted the seed of this idea a decade ago, sitting on a roof terrace with a cup of tea. To Lesley O’Mara, Jo Stansall and the team at Michael O’Mara Books for supporting and guiding me through this process; to Joel Cohen and Hayley Olsen, who have edited, corrected and reviewed my interviews since 2007; and to Luke Bainbridge, whose journalistic eye helped to refine so much of this work.
To every single interviewee who has given up the most precious commodity they have – time – to speak to me.
Thank you.