Paul Honeyford (born

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, 1958) is an English biographer and writer who has worked on a number of music- and sport- related works. He has often worked with

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, a musician, on a variety of musical and design projects. Honeyford's biography of

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's band

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(''The Modern World By Numbers'') was the first such biography, written in consultation with the band at a time when they were at the peak of their success. Other works include ''Michael Jackson: The Golden Touch'' and ''Harrison Ford: A Biography''. Honeyford also contributed to a number of English magazines, including '' Vox'' and ''

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'', and acted as consulting editor for a number of cult comics and magazines produced by

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. For a time he worked with

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, a former

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footballer, on a history of Manchester United, but this was never completed. An alumnus of

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, he is the son of

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, who became well-known in the 1980s over what became known as the Honeyford Affair.

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