Bob Dylan: The Biography

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The ultimate biography of the musical icon.

Bob Dylan is a music hero to generations. He's also an international bestselling artist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and an Oscar winner for "Things Have Changed." His career is stronger and more influential than ever. How did this happen, given the road to oblivion he seemed to choose more than two decades ago?

Dylan's 72, and this final act of his career is more interesting than ever--yet the classic biographies like "Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades "(first published 1991, updated 2001) and even his own "Chronicles: Volume One" (published 2005) came too soon to cover this act.

Now this groundbreaking biography digs deep into Bob Dylan lore--including subjects Dylan himself left out of "Chronicles: Volume One." "Dylan: The Biography" moves beyond analysis of lyrics or well-worn biographical facts to focus on why this beloved artist's American odyssey has touched so many souls--and how both Dylan and his audience have changed along the way. What happened during the past two decades to transform a heroin addict into one of the most astonishing literary and musical icons in American history?

Through extensive interviews and connections with Dylan's friends, family, sidemen, and fans, "Los Angeles Times" journalist Dennis McDougal builds a new understanding of Dylan, as well as the real story behind the myths. Was his romantic life, especially with Sara Dylan, much more complicated than it appears? Was his motorcycle accident a cover for drug rehab? What really happened to Dylan when his career fell apart, and how did he find his way back? To what does "he "attribute his astonishing success? McDougal's interviews and meticulous research offer a revealing new understanding of these older questions--and of the new chapter Dylan is writing in his life and career.

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ISBN-13: 9781630260682
ISBN-10: 1630260681
Pagini: 540
Dimensiuni: 150 x 229 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Editura: Wiley
Colecția Wiley

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The ultimate biography of the musical icon.
Bob Dylan is a music hero to generations. He's also an international bestselling artist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and an Oscar winner for "Things Have Changed." His career is stronger and more influential than ever. How did this happen, given the road to oblivion he seemed to choose more than two decades ago?
Dylan's 72, and this final act of his career is more interesting than ever--yet the classic biographies like "Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades "(first published 1991, updated 2001) and even his own "Chronicles: Volume One" (published 2005) came too soon to cover this act.
Now this groundbreaking biography digs deep into Bob Dylan lore--including subjects Dylan himself left out of "Chronicles: Volume One." "Dylan: The Biography" moves beyond analysis of lyrics or well-worn biographical facts to focus on why this beloved artist's American odyssey has touched so many souls--and how both Dylan and his audience have changed along the way. What happened during the past two decades to transform a heroin addict into one of the most astonishing literary and musical icons in American history?
Through extensive interviews and connections with Dylan's friends, family, sidemen, and fans, "Los Angeles Times" journalist Dennis McDougal builds a new understanding of Dylan, as well as the real story behind the myths. Was his romantic life, especially with Sara Dylan, much more complicated than it appears? Was his motorcycle accident a cover for drug rehab? What really happened to Dylan when his career fell apart, and how did he find his way back? To what does "he "attribute his astonishing success? McDougal's interviews and meticulous research offer a revealing new understanding of these older questions--and of the new chapter Dylan is writing in his life and career.

Notă biografică

Dennis McDougal, writer for the "Los Angeles Times" and the" New York Times, "has won more than forty awards for his hard-nosed coverage of the entertainment industry, from rock concert reviews to courtroom drama. He is the bestselling author of "The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood" and "Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times. "His book "Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the LA Times Dynasty "was produced as as a two-hour PBS documentary.

Recenzii

From Publishers Weekly
The legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan matures from feckless, foolish poseur to calculating, canny poseur in this gleefully acid-etched biography. "New York Times" scribe McDougal "(The Last Mogul)" chronicles Dylan s project of building a character that will sell by transforming himself from a middle-class Jewish boy with nice parents in Minnesota into an ersatz orphaned carnie and hallucinatory folk-rock oracle (and later into a country-western balladeer and born-again Christian). Along the way, he argues, Dylan stole the personas and stylings of other entertainers, and plagiarized tunes, words, and paintings (sometimes copyrighting them as originals). Amid makeovers and appropriations, the truly authentic constants of Dylan s character in this critical portrait are a hard-nosed drive to succeed, self-centered betrayals of intimates, incessant misrepresentations and voracious appetites for booze, drugs, and women. McDougal eschews gushing exegeses of lyrics and other staples of Dylanolatry; while he acknowledges a body of great music and perceptively analyzes its resonance, he s happier tossing jibes. ( A tale told by an idiot-savant on PCP is his review of Dylan s novel Tarantulas.) Few of his revelations are novel, but McDougal presents his caustic indictment with energy and panache. [em](May) [/em]

From Kirkus Reviews
The biographer of Lew Wasserman, Jack Nicholson and Otis Chandler returns with a sometimes-scholarly, sometimes-snarky life of the songwriting and singing legend.
McDougal leaves few doubts about his seriousness in this long account of Robert Zimmerman, who grew up in the small town of Hibbing, Minn. Many pages feature footnotes, some of which are substantial, others adding but a dollop of color. The author s admiration for Dylan s artistic accomplishments is patent in the preface, he compares him with Shakespeare, Twain and Dickens though he does not hesitate to blast Dylan for shoddy performances, weak records, personal coldness (even cruelty), drug and alcohol abuse, and a serial sex life that would make Casanova s grave glow green. McDougal s work is starkly traditional: He begins with family background and marches steadily forward in 4/4 time, showing how this small-town kid went to New York City and eventually owned it to the core. It was Blowin in the Wind, writes the author, that shot him to fame, distancing him from the many other wannabes in Greenwich Village, but Dylan later abandoned protest songs (and, soon, his acoustic guitar) and spent the next decades in a continual reinvention of his music and his persona. But patterns emerged: He eventually wore out even the most indulgent of wives; he abruptly dropped business acquaintances and fellow musicians; he wished always to have the spotlight on him; he borrowed lyrics and images for his paintings; and he remained intensely private, probably realizing that too much exposure would remove the mystery. McDougal offers engaging details about the major records, as well as Dylan s books and films. He even finds some good things to say about Dylan s dreadful performance in Sam Peckinpah s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Richly detailed, though the author places Dylan on a higher shelf in the cultural library than history may permit.
Praise for "Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times"
"Dennis McDougal is a rare Hollywood reporter: honest, fearless, nobody's fool. This is unvarnished Jack for Jack-lovers and Jack-skeptics but, also, for anyone interested in the state of American culture and celebrity. I always read Mr. McDougal for pointers." --Patrick McGilligan, author of "Jack's Life and Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light"
Praise for "Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty"
"A great freeway pileup--part biography, part dysfunctional family chronicle, and part institutional and urban history, with generous dollops of scandal and gossip." --Hendrick Hertzberg, " The New Yorker"
"McDougal has managed to scale the high walls that have long protected the Chandler clan and returned with wicked tales told by angry ex-wives and jealous siblings." --"The Washington Post"
Praise for "The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA and the Hidden History of Hollywood"
"Real glamour needs a dark side. That is part of the fascination of Dennis McDougal's wonderful book." --"The Economist"
"Thoroughly reported and engrossing . . . the most noteworthy trait of MCA was how it hid its power." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"Over the years, I've read hundreds of books on Hollywood and the movie business, and this one is right at the top." --Michael Blowen, "The Boston Globe""

"Whether you agree or disagree with the author, you will likely never read a book as purely entertaining about Dylan." Tom Waldman, nohoartsdistrict.com"
From Publishers Weekly
The legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan matures from feckless, foolish poseur to calculating, canny poseur in this gleefully acid-etched biography. "New York Times" scribe McDougal "(The Last Mogul)" chronicles Dylan s project of building a character that will sell by transforming himself from a middle-class Jewish boy with nice parents in Minnesota into an ersatz orphaned carnie and hallucinatory folk-rock oracle (and later into a country-western balladeer and born-again Christian). Along the way, he argues, Dylan stole the personas and stylings of other entertainers, and plagiarized tunes, words, and paintings (sometimes copyrighting them as originals). Amid makeovers and appropriations, the truly authentic constants of Dylan s character in this critical portrait are a hard-nosed drive to succeed, self-centered betrayals of intimates, incessant misrepresentations and voracious appetites for booze, drugs, and women. McDougal eschews gushing exegeses of lyrics and other staples of Dylanolatry; while he acknowledges a body of great music and perceptively analyzes its resonance, he s happier tossing jibes. ( A tale told by an idiot-savant on PCP is his review of Dylan s novel Tarantulas.) Few of his revelations are novel, but McDougal presents his caustic indictment with energy and panache. [em](May) [/em]

From Kirkus Reviews
The biographer of Lew Wasserman, Jack Nicholson and Otis Chandler returns with a sometimes-scholarly, sometimes-snarky life of the songwriting and singing legend.
McDougal leaves few doubts about his seriousness in this long account of Robert Zimmerman, who grew up in the small town of Hibbing, Minn. Many pages feature footnotes, some of which are substantial, others adding but a dollop of color. The author s admiration for Dylan s artistic accomplishments is patent in the preface, he compares him with Shakespeare, Twain and Dickens though he does not hesitate to blast Dylan for shoddy performances, weak records, personal coldness (even cruelty), drug and alcohol abuse, and a serial sex life that would make Casanova s grave glow green. McDougal s work is starkly traditional: He begins with family background and marches steadily forward in 4/4 time, showing how this small-town kid went to New York City and eventually owned it to the core. It was Blowin in the Wind, writes the author, that shot him to fame, distancing him from the many other wannabes in Greenwich Village, but Dylan later abandoned protest songs (and, soon, his acoustic guitar) and spent the next decades in a continual reinvention of his music and his persona. But patterns emerged: He eventually wore out even the most indulgent of wives; he abruptly dropped business acquaintances and fellow musicians; he wished always to have the spotlight on him; he borrowed lyrics and images for his paintings; and he remained intensely private, probably realizing that too much exposure would remove the mystery. McDougal offers engaging details about the major records, as well as Dylan s books and films. He even finds some good things to say about Dylan s dreadful performance in Sam Peckinpah s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Richly detailed, though the author places Dylan on a higher shelf in the cultural library than history may permit.
Praise for "Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times"
"Dennis McDougal is a rare Hollywood reporter: honest, fearless, nobody's fool. This is unvarnished Jack for Jack-lovers and Jack-skeptics but, also, for anyone interested in the state of American culture and celebrity. I always read Mr. McDougal for pointers." --Patrick McGilligan, author of "Jack's Life and Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light"
Praise for "Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty"
"A great freeway pileup--part biography, part dysfunctional family chronicle, and part institutional and urban history, with generous dollops of scandal and gossip." --Hendrick Hertzberg, " The New Yorker"
"McDougal has managed to scale the high walls that have long protected the Chandler clan and returned with wicked tales told by angry ex-wives and jealous siblings." --"The Washington Post"
Praise for "The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA and the Hidden History of Hollywood"
"Real glamour needs a dark side. That is part of the fascination of Dennis McDougal's wonderful book." --"The Economist"
"Thoroughly reported and engrossing . . . the most noteworthy trait of MCA was how it hid its power." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"Over the years, I've read hundreds of books on Hollywood and the movie business, and this one is right at the top." --Michael Blowen, "The Boston Globe""

Cuprins

Preface

Part I -- Rebel Without Applause 1941-1966

Chapter 1: Hibbing

Chapter 2: Minneapolis

Chapter 3: Greenwich

Chapter 4: Fourth Street

Chapter 5: On the Road
Chapter 6: Chelsea Hotel

Part II -- Goin' Up the Country 1966-1978

Chapter 7: Woodstock

Chapter 8: Return to Greenwich

Chapter 9: California

Chapter 10: On the Road Again

Chapter 11: Renaldo and Sara

Part III -- Get on Board, Lil' Children 1978-1989

Chapter 12. Slow Train

Chapter 13. Soul Train

Chapter 14. Love Train

Chapter 15. Mystery Train

Chapter 16. Money Train

Part IV -- Sometimes a Man Must Be Alone 1989-Present

17. Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind

18. Unplugging

19. Not Dark Yet

20. Millennium

21.N.E.T. Gains & Losses

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

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