Sylvie Simmons is a London-born, California-based music journalist, named as a "principal player" in Paul Gorman's book on the history of the rock music press . A widely regarded writer and rock historian since the late 1970s, she is one of the few women to be included among the predominantly male rock elite.Simmons is the author of a number of books, including biography and cult fiction. Simmons is also a singer-songwriter, ukulele player and recording artist.