Beck on a Backwards River
- ISBN-10
- 0753504510
- ISBN-13
- 9780753504512
- Category
- Rock musicians
- Pages
- 294
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Virgin Books Limited
- Author
- Rob Jovanovic
Description
Beck is 40 years of American music all rolled into one small frame. This biography follows his career from Los Angeles busker, to his first ever single, Loser, to his status today as a musician considered by many to be extremely innovative. It also closely examines the man behind the music.
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