Bob Dylan: Outlaw Blues
- ISBN-10
- 0857162063
- ISBN-13
- 9780857162069
- Series
- Bob Dylan
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-24
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace
- Author
- Spencer Leigh
Description
Bob Dylan: Outlaw Blues by Spencer Leigh is a fresh take on this famous yet elusive personality, a one-man hall of mirrors who continues to intrigue his followers worldwide. It is an in-depth account with new information and fascinating opinions, both from the author and his interviewees. Whether you are a Dylan fan or not, you will be gripped by this remarkable tale. Most performers create their work for public approval, but at the centre of this book is a mercurial man who doesn't trust his own audience. If he feels he is getting too much acclaim, he tends to veer off in another direction. Despite his age, Bob Dylan still tours extensively. Famously known for not looking happy, the author looks at what motivates him. 'Journalists are very fond of saying Bob Dylan is an enigma,' says Spencer Leigh, 'but that word is flawed. It's as good as saying you don't know... I have not called Bob Dylan an enigma at any point in the book as I have tried to find answers.' Spencer Leigh has spoken to over 300 musicians, friends and acquaintances of Bob Dylan in his research for this book.
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- 2022-08-01
- 331 pages
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- 331 pages
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