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Author jimmy mcdonough manages to capture the genius, stupidity, humor and relevance of neil young without whitewashing young s career and life or exploiting it. Weighing in at 786 pages, it is considered to be the definitive account of neils life and music. Portrait reveals neil young as a brilliant musician who holds fast to his antisocial ways. Neil young s biography by jimmy mcdonough the story of the godfather of grunge is a tale of sickness, health, overweening ego, spectacular talent and reckless abandon. Fucking up with neil young village voice article by jimmy mcdonough, author of shakey bio, winter 1989. Jimmy mcdonough follows young from his childhood in canada to his cofounding of buffalo springfield to the huge success of crosby, stills, nash and young to his comeback in the nineties. But he is perhaps best known for his intense, definitive village voice profiles of such artists as jimmy scott, neil young, and hubert selby, jr. Reading the more than 700 hefty pages of text bound together in mcdonoughs weighty, finally available biog entitled shakey one of neil youngs preferred aliases for himself is bernard shakey. The worlds greatest living singersongwriter, bob dylan, recently. The biography of neil young, had been held up by a lawsuit over the claim that young. More on author james mcdonough and writing neil young biography shakey. Neil young s biography and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. In doing so, he ably covers most of the major points of jimmy mcdonoughs 739page 2003 tome shakey. Shakey, aptly named after one of neil youngs many aliases bernard shakey, is the most comprehensive book ever written, and most likely will ever be written, about the enigma that is neil young the definitive book, if you will, about this canadian singersongwriter.
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Neil young s biography which was finally released in 2002. Jimmy mcdonough is a journalist who has contributed to such publications as variety, film comment, mojo, spin, and juggs. Neil young recently took some heat in canada for his comments about the alberta oil sands, leaving him open to be right wing cannon fodder by hyperbolically comparing the oil sands to hiroshima, as well as for the supposed hypocrisy of driving around in a tour bus. Neil youngs biography by jimmy mcdonough, paperback. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Bob dylan, the rolling stones and neil young, who is the subject of the massive, keenly detailed and anecdoteladen authorized biography shakey.
In the summer of 1987 neil young started work on a new album. May 04, 2019 neil young pens new book detailing quest to save highquality digital music to feel the music is the story of my efforts to improve the quality of audio that you hear, rocker says. Search hello select your address select your address. Shakey, jimmy mcdonoughs biography of neil young, is a rocksolid. Perhaps best known for his village voices profiles of such artists as jimmy scott, neil young, and hubert selby, jr. Jimmy mcdonough neil young is one of rock and rolls most important, influential and enigmatic figures, an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum until now. Neil percival young oc om born november 12, 1945 is a canadianborn singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist and self described activist. It can be fairly argued that only three rock icons from the hippydippy 60s have really endured. Neil youngs biography paperback may, 2003 by jimmy mcdonough author. Neil young s biography by jimmy mcdonough 2003, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at. In addition to the music, briz includes narratives about the songs and a journey through the past of neil s. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life until now.
Neil youngs biography by james mcdonough at indigo. Jimmy mcdonough the longawaited, exhaustive and controversial biography of one of rock n rolls towering figures is filled with direct, neverbeforepublished words from neil young himself. Neil youngs biography, in an interview at publisher random houses office in toronto. Shakey, aptly named after one of neil young s many aliases bernard shakey, is the most comprehensive book ever written, and most likely will ever be written, about the enigma that is neil young the definitive book, if you will, about this canadian singersongwriter. Jimmy mcdonough captures all of that incredible and infuriating force in shakey which derives from neil s filmmaking pseudonym, bernard shakey. Shakey book vancouver public library bibliocommons. Shakey ebook the seattle public library bibliocommons. For more information on the book, on neil young and neil young s music, you can come to our web site. Songs include cowgirl in the sand, the loner, needle and the damage done, ohio, heart of gold, and many, many more. The worlds greatest living singersongwriter, bob dylan, recently gave vent to his feelings regarding the many selfstyled. English us espanol portugues brasil francais france deutsch. Like a crazy horse album, this book reads like it was thrown together in. This is not a complete list of all books concerning neil young, but a selection with some recommendations. Jul 01, 2010 jimmy mcdonough is a journalist who has contributed to such publications as variety, film comment, mojo, and spin.
Excerpt from book with interview with elliot roberts, neil young s manager. Neil youngs biography by jimmy mcdonough 797pp, cape. Neil youngs biography by jimmy mcdonough the story of the godfather of grunge is a tale of sickness, health, overweening ego, spectacular talent and reckless abandon. Neil young s biography by mcdonough, jimmy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The truest observation one can make about neil young s new memoir waging heavy peace. Feb 06, 2003 shakey is much more interesting, but comparing neil and me, the book by scott young, neil s father, to mcdonoughs depiction of neil reveals that the son inherited directly his fathers compulsion to follow his gut, or heart, all other factors be damned. Jimmy mcdonoughhis new book is shakey, published by random house, neil young s biography, speaking with us from the studios of oregon public broadcasting. Publication date 2002 topics young, neil, 1945, rock musicians publisher new york. Filled with neverbeforepublished words directly from the artist himself, shakey is an essential addition to the top shelf of rock biographies. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of youngs associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews with young himself, shakey is a neil young is one of rock and rolls most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. Much like bob dylan, neil young is a wilful, unpredictable creative force. Neil young s biography by jimmy mcdonough 2003, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. Weighing in at 786 pages, it is considered to be the definitive account of neil s life and music.
They crushed a few in the inner circle in pursuit of speaking to a larger audience. It is ornery and messy and irrepressibly enthusiastic, the. Those of you decrepit enough to prefer the socalled classic rock radio format to its. Neil young s biography by jimmy mcdonough 797pp, cape. In shakey, jimmy mcdonough distills more than 300 interviews. Louisbased rock band that performs the music of neil young, both electric and acoustic. As the book makes abundantly clear, young has always been at war with his own. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of young s associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews. Jul 07, 2015 neil young s rare, bizarre 1982 apocalyptic comedy finally hits australian screens. Shakey is one of the best rock and roll bios ive ever read, ranking equal with nick tosches hellfire. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. The book is sometimes loose and episodic with no clear orientation, but the spontaneous story telling keeps the writer inspired and the openhearted neil give us lots of interested stuff on the way. He was in the thick of yet another tour with crosby, stills and nash, and had set aside an afternoon in.
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