Biography
Stephen Segerman, also known as Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, is a South African music writer and record store owner. He co-owns the Cape Town store Mabu Vinyl and has written about music, including co-authoring the 2015 book Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez with Craig Bartholomew Strydom.
Segerman is best known for his role in the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, directed by Malik Bendjelloul. As a long-time fan of Rodriguez, he and Strydom conducted the search in the 1990s that located the musician in Detroit; Segerman appears in the film as himself and contributed to the story, including writing an article used in the production.
