Tony Banks, the visionary keyboardist and songwriter behind Genesis, is finally getting his own spotlight in Tony Banks: Man of Spells – The Magician of Genesis. Written by Italian music journalist Mario Giammetti, the book explores the life and artistry of one of rock’s most creative forces. Giammetti, who has already penned 15 books about Genesis, including Genesis – 1967 to 1975: The Peter Gabriel Years and Genesis – 1975 to 2025: The Phil Collins Years, brings his deep knowledge and insight to this long-overdue profile.
The new release dives into both Banks’s monumental career with Genesis and his often-underappreciated solo work, offering a complete view of an artist whose compositions helped shape progressive rock’s golden age. The book is based on extensive interviews conducted by Giammetti over the years with Banks and others close to him, painting a detailed and personal portrait of the musician’s evolution.
More than 100 images are featured throughout the book, including rare and previously unseen photographs that bring readers closer to the creative world of Banks. For fans, it’s both a visual archive and an intimate chronicle of one of rock’s great minds.
“While there have been various books written by or about all the other major players in Genesis, there has until now never been one focused exclusively on Tony Banks,” says Gregory Spawton, co-owner of Kingmaker Publishing. “We felt it was important to shine a brighter light on his life and career.”
Tony Banks: Man of Spells – The Magician of Genesis will be released on February 19 and is available now for preorder, inviting Genesis fans and music lovers alike to rediscover the man whose spellbinding sound helped define an era.