Product Description
Down The Highway
Author(s): Howard Sounes
Format: Paperback
The Life Of Bob Dylan
Inspired by A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet?
Discover the critically-acclaimed, definitive biography of the legendary rock musician, Bob Dylan.
'Engagingly written and scrupulously researched' — Observer
'One of the best biographies I have ever read' — Reader review
Bob Dylan was the first figure in the history of popular music to challenge the domination of the three-minute pop song and to bring serious ideas and poetry into the song lyric.
A true revolutionary, he was also the first pop performer to adopt the attitudes and lead the life of a bohemian artist. In doing so he not only defined the direction which popular music would take in the second half of the twentieth century, he also defined the lifestyle which would come to be associated with the rock artist.
This new edition of Howard Sounes' critically-acclaimed classic biography of Dylan gives the complete picture of the man, the artist and performer, and includes a new chapter that brings the legend's life story right up to date. Meticulously researched and including hundreds of interviews with Dylan's closest associates, the brand new chapter also covers the last ten years of Dylan's life, and the last (and previously unpublished) interview with Dylan's first serious girlfriend.
Written by the acclaimed biographer of Paul McCartney and Lou Reed, this is a compelling, fast-paced and revelatory read, which takes the reader on a journey from Dylan's childhood in a Minnesota mining town to the status he enjoys today as one of the most iconic figures of contemporary culture.
'Sets a standard few rock 'n' roll chronicles have attained' — Independent
'The benchmark by which all future Dylan biographies will be judged' — USA Today
About the Author
Howard Sounes is known for writing detailed and revelatory biographies of a wide range of extraordinary personalities, including the murderers Fred and Rosemary West (Fred & Rose), the American Charles Bukowski (Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life), and the musicians Bob Dylan (Down the Highway) and Paul McCartney (Fab). Each book is based on extensive original research. For more information visit www.howardsounes.com
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