[1] The book was written by Paolo Hewitt, a former NME journalist and music critic, and John Hellier, a Steve Marriott fan and webmaster of The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Laundrette website.

The hardback edition contains published black and white photographs, many of which come from his family's private collection, including Marriott seen as a baby, toddler, teenager, and also during his time in Small Faces and Humble Pie.

The back of the book also catalogs all the known song releases and re-releases ever recorded by Marriott, including guest appearances and collaborations.

"[3] Pete Clark of the Evening Standard called the book "ably constructed" while also stating that the authors are "unable to dispel the sense that this baby-faced man with an evil tongue was a bit of a sod.

Steven Macbri of The Independent criticized the work for containing some mistakes and inaccuracies, and for taking some of Marriott's own jokes about his life as fact.