![]() From the very opening chapter (dedicated to Desperados Under The Eaves) I was transfixed by it. Great What a beautiful & fitting tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of our lifetime. The closing chapter, from the David Letterman story onward pretty much left me bawling my eyes out like a baby with a bad diaper rash. Using specific songs from throughout Warren’s career as a starting point, the book is more than just a looking glass at the man but also a magnifying glass to the man’s words. What a beautiful & fitting tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of our lifetime. Longtime fans of this most uniquely tortured artist, as well as those who want to discover his work for the first time, will get inside the mind, talent, and legacy of the wildly passionate Excitable Boy.more In-depth interviews with Zevon's friends and colleagues provide first-person accounts of how the music was lived, composed, recorded, and performed. ![]() ![]() In Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon, music journalist James Campion presents 13 essays on seminal Zevon songs and albums that provide context to the themes, inspirations, and influence of one of America's most literate songwriters. The plot unfolds without subtlety each musical and lyrical arc awakens imagination. The music sets the scene his voice a striking baritone, its narrator our guide through a labyrinth of harrowing narratives. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or peering through a window we only know that when we listen we see something. Its story lies in the heart of his and our psyche. The music sets the scene his voice a striking baritone, its narrator our guide through a labyrinth of ha Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. ![]() Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. ![]()
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