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Greg Prato
Prato in 2011
Occupations	Author, writer, rock historian
Known for	Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon

Greg Prato is an American music journalist, author, and interviewer. He is mainly known for writing books about rock music artists and for contributing to publications and websites.

Prato is based on Long Island, New York,^[1] and began writing in 1997.^[2] Over time, he became a frequent contributor to online and print publications covering rock music and popular culture.^[3]

He has written for outlets such as Songfacts,^[4] Rolling Stone,^[5] Billboard,^[6] Classic Rock,^[7] AllMusic,^[8] and other music-focused publications, where his work has included artist biographies, album reviews, and interviews with musicians.

Prato has authored over 50 books since 2008,^[9] focusing on the history of rock artists, as well as titles about professional sports teams.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer once said, "Prato is something of a master at the art of the oral biography."^[10] The metal-rules site also added about Prato, "American author Greg Prato seems hellbent on challenging Canadian Martin Popoff for global supremacy in the field of 'Most Hard Rock/Heavy Metal books published'."^[11]

In addition to his own books, he has co-written books with artists, including Meat Puppets,^[12] Primus,^[13] and King's X.^[14]

Prato has been a guest on radio, TV, and podcasts, including appearances on The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show, ^[15] Eddie Trunk Live,^[16] and Kennedy Saves the World Podcast.^[17] He has also been interviewed for such DVD titles as Pearl Jam: Under Review.^[18]

Throughout his career, Prato has conducted interviews with a wide range of recording artists, including Eddie Vedder, William Shatner, John Lydon, George Clinton, Ronnie James Dio, and Ace Frehley.^[19] Additionally, he has interviewed renowned sports figures, including Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau, Phil Niekro, Goose Gossage, Al Arbour, and Bryan Trottier.^[20]

Prato has also penned liner notes for various music releases, including the Judas Priest box set The Complete Albums Collection,^[21] the Devo CD/DVD Devo Live 1980, the Primus CD deluxe reissue of Sailing the Seas of Cheese,^[22] and the HIM box set, Lashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective '96–'03.^[23]

Prato has listed Queen's Queen II and Blind Melon's Soup as two of his favorite rock albums of all time,^[24] and Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain as his favorite book of all time.^[25]

Music

• Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music (ECW Press) ISBN 978-1550228779.
• A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon ISBN 978-0615252391.
• Primus, Over the Electric Grapevine: Insight into Primus and the World of Les Claypool (Akashic Books) ISBN 978-1636140681.
• The Yacht Rock Book: The Oral History of the Soft, Smooth Sounds of the 70s and 80s (Jawbone Press) ISBN 978-1911036296.
• Alternative for the Masses: The '90s Alt-Rock Revolution - An Oral History (The Quarto Group) ISBN 978-0760398425.

Sports

• Dynasty: The Oral History of the New York Islanders, 1972-1984 ISBN 978-0615867069.
• Sack Exchange: The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets (ECW Press) ISBN 978-1770410039.
• Just Out of Reach: The 1980s New York Yankees ISBN 978-1494931230.
• The Seventh Year Stretch: New York Mets, 1977-1983 ISBN 978-1516895281.
• Hapless Islanders: The Story Behind the New York Islanders' Infamous 1972-73 Season ISBN 979-8342878081.

• Contributions to Rolling Stone
• Contributions to Billboard
• Contributions to Songfacts
• Contributions to Classic Rock
• Contributions to Guitar World