Nigel Williamson

Nigel Williamson bought his first Neil Young album in 1969 at the age of 15. A former editor of the political weekly Tribune , he then worked as a political correspondent and columnist on The Times , before becoming that paper's news editor. Now freelance, he continues to write for The Times about music and culture, is a contributing editor to Uncut magazine and has a weekly column in Billboard . He is also one of the judges of the Technics Mercury Music Prize.

Nigel Williamson bought his first Neil Young album in 1969 at the age of 15. A former editor of the political weekly Tribune , he then worked as a political correspondent and columnist on The Times , before becoming that paper's news editor. Now freelance, he continues to write for The Times about music and culture, is a contributing editor to Uncut magazine and has a weekly column in Billboard . He is also one of the judges of the Technics Mercury Music Prize. See less