740) and indexĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:01:38 Boxid IA1991016 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This long-awaited, unprecendented story of a rock and roll legend is filled with never-before-published words directly from the artist himself.'-BOOK JACKET In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough tells the whole story of Young's incredible life and career: from his childhood in Canada to his cofounding of the pioneering folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield to the bleary conglomeration of Crazy Horse and simultaneous monstrous success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to the depraved depths of Tonight's the Night and the strange changes of the Geffen years to Young's unprecedented nineties 'comeback' with Ragged Glory and Harvest Moon.' 'McDonough spent six years doggedly pursuing rock's most elusive quarry, talking to more than three hundred of Young's associates (many of whom spoke freely for the first time), as well as sitting down with Young in person for more than fifty hours of interviews. Shakey (the title refers to one of Young's many aliases) is not only a detailed chronicle of the rock era, it is also the compelling human story of a lonely kid for whom music was the only outlet a driven yet tortured figure who learned to control his epilepsy via mind over matter, an oddly passionate model train mogul who, inspired by his own struggle, became active in the quest to help those with cerebral palsy.'Neil Young is one of rock and roll's most important, influential and enigmatic figures, an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum - until now. No detail is spared - not the sex, drugs, relationships, breakups, births and deaths, nor the variety of chameleon-like transformations that have enabled Young to remain one of the most revered musical forces of our time.

Starting with his Canadian childhood, it covers the founding of folk-rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield, the bleary conglomeration of Crazy Horse and the simultaneous monstrous success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, trawls through the depths of the Tonight's the Night depravity and the strange changes of the Geffen years, to Young's unprecedented 90s comeback with Ragged Glory and Harvest Moon. In this biography, McDonough tells the whole story of Young's life and career. Neil Young is one of rock 'n' roll's most important, influential and enigmatic figures an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum - until now.

Shakey by Jimmy McDonough