| Can You Feel the Silence?: Van Morrison: A New Biography Contributor(s): Heylin, Clinton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556525427 ISBN-13: 9781556525421 Publisher: Chicago Review Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: "A terrific, detailed look at Van Morrison's life. . . A must for anyone who enjoys tales of tortured stars behaving badly."--"Entertainment Weekly." 13 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.48" W x 9.12" (1.67 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This groundbreaking biography of a brilliant but disturbed performer explores the paradox of the man and the artist. Based on more than 100 interviews, this intelligent profile explores Morrison's roots; the hard times he went through in London, New York, and Boston; the making of his seminal albums Moondance and Astral Weeks; and the disastrous business arrangements that left Morrison hungry and penniless while his songs were topping the charts. Detailed are the breakdown of Morrison's marriage, the creative drought that followed, and his triumphant reemergence. In addition, this biography attempts to explain the forbidding aspects of Morrison's persona, such as paranoia, hard drinking, misanthropy, as well as why, in the words of his one-time singing partner Linda Gail Lewis, Morrison's music "brings happiness to other people, not him." Also included is a Van Morrision sessionography that spans 1964 to 2001. |