I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
by Crystal Zevon
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Author: Crystal ZevonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-06
ISBN: 0060763493
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Ecco
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Book Review: Bad Karma for a Musical Genius = Terrific Book
Summary: 5 Stars
During his long demise to cancer, Warren Zevon asked his ex-wife, Crystal, to write a book about his life; it was something they had discussed in the 1970s, but until this point little thought had been given to this project. Warren gave Crystal instructions to include everything, both the good and bad parts of his life. The written story of Warren Zevon's life resulted in "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon."
Crystal Zevon has done a masterful job of interviewing the performing masters of the last 40 years, friends, lovers and acquaintances of Warren, co-workers and using Warren's diaries and notes to develop a chronological picture of Warren Zevon. From a troubled childhood to a successful songwriter to a performer who hit the top of the charts; to a brilliant performer who could never quite shake his demons; to a brilliant man with a large variety of interests to a man with obsessive compulsive disorders; to an estranged father to a father with children that shared mutual love: this and much more constituted Warren Zevon.
I am a Warren Zevon fan and have been one for more than 30 years. I thought he was the best songwriter around, and it's nice to see that so many other performers felt some degree of the same way. At the same time, it hurts to read about his many problems, oftentimes self-inflicted. But as with other people that we consider heroes that had the nerve to show us that they are human, one cannot take away the achievements of Warren Zevon through his music and its meaning. Feet of clay - we all have them. Warren's intellect, creativity and musical ability - that is what I will remember the man for. Crystal Zevon's wonderful book has opened the life of a gifted man, and I highly recommend reading it. Sometimes it just ain't too pretty at all. But then I'd rather feel bad than feel nothing at all.
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