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I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon

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When Warren Zevon died in 2003, he left behind a rich catalog of dark, witty rock 'n' roll classics, including "Lawyers, Guns and Money," "Excitable Boy," and the immortal "Werewolves of London." He also left behind a fanatical cult following and veritable rock opera of drugs, women, celebrity, genius, and epic bad behavior. As Warren once said, "I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did."

Narrated by his former wife and longtime co-conspirator, Crystal Zevon, this intimate and unusual oral history draws on interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stephen King, Bonnie Raitt, and numerous others who fell under Warren's mischievous spell. Told in the words and images of the friends, lovers, and legends who knew him best, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead captures Warren Zevon in all his turbulent glory.

Synopsis:

Told in the words of his musical accomplices, fellow-travelers, friends, and lovers, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is an intimate and unusual biography of fabled singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, the musical force behind such dark, witty rock-and-roll classics as Werewolves of London and Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner.

Narrated by Crystal Zevon, Zevon's former (and only) wife, it draws on interviews with Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, the Everly Brothers, and a host of other denizens of Southern California's influential rock scene to tell the story of the original Excitable Boy: literary hoodlum, OCD sufferer, brilliant songwriter, and rock-and-roll icon.

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Crystal Zevon is Warren Zevon's former wife and lifelong friend. She lives in Vermont near her daughter, son-in-law, and twin grandsons.
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ISBN:
9780060763497
Author:
Zevon, Crystal
Publisher:
Harper Paperbacks
Foreword by:
Hiaasen, Carl
Foreword:
Hiaasen, Carl
Author:
by Crystal Zevon
Subject:
Composers & Musicians
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Rock
Subject:
Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rock
Subject:
Rock musicians
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Rock musicians -- United States.
Subject:
Zevon, Warren
Subject:
Biography-Composers and Musicians
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Publication Date:
20080531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
A-
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
480
Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 1.2 in 17.52 oz
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"Synopsis" by , Told in the words of his musical accomplices, fellow-travelers, friends, and lovers, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is an intimate and unusual biography of fabled singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, the musical force behind such dark, witty rock-and-roll classics as Werewolves of London and Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner.

Narrated by Crystal Zevon, Zevon's former (and only) wife, it draws on interviews with Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, the Everly Brothers, and a host of other denizens of Southern California's influential rock scene to tell the story of the original Excitable Boy: literary hoodlum, OCD sufferer, brilliant songwriter, and rock-and-roll icon.
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