“Imaginatively written.not only is Shakey an extraordinary literary feat of research and affection and endurance, it's an insight into the art of biography itself.”- Fort Worth Star-Telegram traces a rich turbulent career in vivid detail.” - The New York Times
“A mammoth portrait of the artist and lively exhumation of rock n roll history. One of the most penetrative studies of a rock icon ever written.” - Times (London) “Where the average rock-star biography is a tepid, toothless thing, McDonough has approached his task like a literary Terminator, steaming ahead with lethal thoroughness. there are revelations in abundance.” - The New York Times Book Review “Exhaustive, quarrelsome, and sometimes maddening. “The definitive book on the subject.” - The Washington Post McDonough gets it all: the chaos, the grandeur, the good times and dreary deaths, the alcohol- and drug-besotted recording sessions, the broken hearts, and the sheer unfettered joy of a seriously gifted artist.” - Salon A must-read for anyone who cares about Neil Young.” - Rolling Stone “An exhilarating match-up of author and subject makes Shakey a great, gripping read. A glorious mess.” - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review A maddening, beguiling portrait of an elusive maverick.
“Just as unmanageable, hard-headed, overzealous, and ultimately endearing as Young himself. Hugely original.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review “Jimmy McDonough’s fat, teeming, obsessive, and revelatory biography of Young is a pure shot of all-access pleasure.
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