I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon

by Crystal Zevon (Author)

Synopsis

During his lifetime Zevon never quite achieved the recognition he deserved, but he did build up a huge cult following and critical acclaim for his songwriting from some of the biggest names in the music industry. When he was diagnosed with cancer he asked his estranged wife Crystal Zevon to take notes for a 'no-hold-barred' oral biography and insight into the Los Angeles music scene at the top of it's game. Revealing and unreservedly honest, the hardback earned much critical acclaim. This work features an introduction by Bruce Springsteen and afterword by Carl Hiassen.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 480
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Ecco
Published: 07 Apr 2008

ISBN 10: 0060763493
ISBN 13: 9780060763497

Media Reviews
In one of the most unflinching examinations of the rock & roll life ever, Warren Zevon's ex-wife Crystal paints a harrowing picture of a brilliant mind ravaged by alcohol - using excerpts from the late singer-songwriter's journals and interviews with friends including Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen. -- Rolling Stone, The Best of Rock Issue
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead turns out to be one of the most casually insightful rock bios ever. Grade: A- -- Entertainment Weekly
The book reveals a smartass satirist . . . as bankrupt as the characters he documented in his songs. -- Los Angeles Times
[A] new, riveting oral history... unflinching interviews with his friends, admirers and fellow hell-raisers. -- Rolling Stone
... an unforgettable journey into the depths of Mr. Zevon's mad genius. -- New York Times
Few books have captured so well the L.A. rock and roll scene in all its mindlessness and eloquence. -- Los Angeles Magazine
...I'll Sleep When I'm Dead definitely piles up enough horrendous behavior to back the title's claim. -- New York Times Book Review
It's a frank account of yet another great talent taken down by his own demons. -- Time Out Chicago
.. a fascinating collection of anecdotes... as assembled by his ex-wife, Crystal Zevon. -- Philadelphia Daily News
[It's] a satisfyingly sordid read that's full of bad behavior... -- Philadelphia Inquirer
... that's what this book is about-humanizing this mythic character -- Harp Magazine
... a grisly but fascinating rock `n' roll journal... -- Birmingham News
Crystal Zevon succeeds in channeling Warren Zevon, giving us a complete, engrossing picture of a compelling artist. -- Orlando Sentinel
...the book [is] a tender song in itself. -- Seattle Times
It's a lurid, page-turning read, filled with big successes and deep lows. -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
...packed full of... the cynical humor for which Warren Zevon was so famous. -- Bangor Daily News
This often searing, humorous, and brutally honest book captures him at his best and his worst. -- Booklist
All pop music collections need this book. -- Library Journal
This is an extraordinary book -- unflinchingly honest, scarily funny, relentlessly cynical and always immensely entertaining. Just like Warren Zevon. -- Dave Barry
A moralist in cynic's clothing, Zevon nails a part of the American character rarely captured in pop music. -- Bruce Springsteen
Warren Zevon...was one of the most interesting writers of the era, and certainly ahead of his time. -- Gore Vidal
A harrowing ride through the backstreets of the L.A. music business with the King of Song Noir. -- Jackson Browne
Zevon...was a brilliant, funny, biting, tender storyteller...and [this] will keep him in your heart. -- Mitch Albom, author of FOR ONE MORE DAY and TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
Author Bio
Crystal Zevon is Warren Zevon's former wife and lifelong friend. She lives in Vermont near her daughter, son-in-law, and twin grandsons.