newfound respect for mitch albom

just finished the warren zevon bio put together by his ex-wife. albom apparently was a pretty big part of his musical circle in later years.

for the uninitiated, the late zevon was every bit the underappreciated, tortured rock 'n roll genius from the '70s on. a brilliant lyricist. the fact that albom played with him is worthy of a nod.

 

Albom was a music major in college if I'm not mistaken...

 

It still doesn't make him any less annoying.

 

yeah, i know, he was a musician before getting into the writing thing.

 

no, just elevates him as a person to respect, in my eyes.

 

What's the name of the book?

 

"I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD: the dirty life and times of warren zevon"

it's quite the wild ride -- a no-holds barred depiction of his roller-coaster trip.




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Doesn't Albom occasionally play with the Rock Bottom Remainders?

 

So did Zevon.

 

I've been looking for that book but to me, Paul Nelson's article in Rolling Stone will always be the definitive Zevon story. The RS website has some - but not all - of the story.

 

It always struck me that Albom had an ear for music.

 

well played, sir.