The first full-scale biography, surprisingly, of one of rock music's giant figures. Van Morrison is an enigmatic figure who has created some of the century's most beautiful popular music, but also has a reputation for paranoia, heavy drinking and aggression. Based on hundreds of original interviews, Heylin tells the story of his life from his upbringing in Protestant Belfast through hard times in 60s London, to the recording of the seminal album Astral Weeks,marriage and divorce in the States, and then the superstardom that is his today. This is a groundbreaking, frank biography of a truly enigmatic genius.
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Clinton Heylin has written extensively on Bob Dylan, including the definitive biography, BEHIND THE SHADES (Penguin). He has also written a highly acclaimed history of Dylan's recording career, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, which won a Ralph Gleason Music Book Prize in the States. A Mancunian, he now lives in Taunton, Somerset.
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Born George Ivan Morrison into the terraced streets of working-class Protestant Belfast in 1945, Van Morrison went on to write some of the most beautiful popular music of the rock era. With albums like "Astral Weeks" and "Moondance", as well as songs like "Gloria", "Brown-Eyed Girl" and "Have I Told You Lately", he holds an assured place in the pantheon of rock musicians, both as a songwriter and a musician. Yet side by side with this extraordinary achievement stands a reputation for deeply paranoid behaviour, periods of hard drinking and chronic inability to relate to others. In this biography, Clinton Heylin explores the paradox that is Van Morrison. Based on over 100 interviews conducted in England, Ireland and the United States, as well as a detailed knowledge of the music, Heylin explores Morrison's musical and social roots in Belfast, and the hard times that awaited him in London, New York and Boston. He describes the making of "Astral Weeks", one of the truly seminal rock albums, and the role of his early mentor Lewis Merenstein, as well as the catastrophic business arrangements that brought Morrison few rewards for his creative efforts. Heylin details the breakdown of Morrison's marriage, the long creative drought that followed, and then his triumphant re-emergence with albums like "Into the Music", "No Guru" and "Avalon Sunset". The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR003321994
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Born George Ivan Morrison into the terraced streets of working-class Protestant Belfast in 1945, Van Morrison went on to write some of the most beautiful popular music of the rock era. With albums like "Astral Weeks" and "Moondance", as well as songs like "Gloria", "Brown-Eyed Girl" and "Have I Told You Lately", he holds an assured place in the pantheon of rock musicians, both as a songwriter and a musician. Yet side by side with this extraordinary achievement stands a reputation for deeply paranoid behaviour, periods of hard drinking and chronic inability to relate to others. In this biography, Clinton Heylin explores the paradox that is Van Morrison. Based on over 100 interviews conducted in England, Ireland and the United States, as well as a detailed knowledge of the music, Heylin explores Morrison's musical and social roots in Belfast, and the hard times that awaited him in London, New York and Boston. He describes the making of "Astral Weeks", one of the truly seminal rock albums, and the role of his early mentor Lewis Merenstein, as well as the catastrophic business arrangements that brought Morrison few rewards for his creative efforts. Heylin details the breakdown of Morrison's marriage, the long creative drought that followed, and then his triumphant re-emergence with albums like "Into the Music", "No Guru" and "Avalon Sunset". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR001103210
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Photo Cover (illustrator). First Edition. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hard cover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket,560 pages, b&w photographs, ---"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"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )--- Size: 6.25w x 9.5h Inches. Not Signed. NOT Price Clipped. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 167009
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Can You Feel the Silence? 1st Edition Signed Van Morrison book is signed to the title page and not via a book plate will be sent boxed and via a signed for method of postage Extra postage will be needed for overseas orders if the weight exceeds one kilo book is signed without dedication unless stated otherwise. All books come with a lifetime guarantee No Coa's issued unless the book originally came with one then it will be included with the book. Signed by Author. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1591952292383
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