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Bob Dylan: The Biography

Bob Dylan: The Biography

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The ultimate biography of the musical icon.

A groundbreaking and vibrant look at the music hero to generations, DYLAN: The Biography digs deep into Bob Dylan lore--including subjects Dylan himself left out of Chronicles: Volume One.

DYLAN: The Biography focuses on why this beloved artist has touched so many souls--and on how both Dylan and his audience have changed along the way.

Bob Dylan is 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? What transformed a heroin addict into one of the most astonishing literary and musical icons in American history?

At 72 years of age, Dylan's final act of his career is more intriguing than ever--and classic biographies like Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades and even his own Chronicles: Volume One came too soon to cover this remarkable new chapter in Dylan's life.

Through extensive interviews and conversations with Dylan's friends, family, sidemen, and fans, Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis McDougal crafts an unprecedented understanding of Dylan and the intricate 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 crumbled, and how did he find his way back? To what does he attribute his astonishing success? McDougal's meticulous research and comprehensive interviews offer a revealing new understanding of these long-standing questions--and of the current chapter Dylan continually writes in his life and career.



Author: Dennis McDougal
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 555
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.79lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.35w x 1.88d
ISBN: 9780470636237

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/03/2014
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2014

About the Author

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.

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