Wanted Man: In Search of Bob Dylan - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140153616 ISBN 13: 9780140153613

Publisher: Penguin, 1992

Synopsis

This collection of articles and interviews offers an insight into Bob Dylan - his personality, tastes, humour and above all his methods of composing, rehearsing, playing live and recording. The book is edited by John Bauldie, founder of the "Dylan Magazine". The collection includes interviews with people who have been close to Dylan, such as Bonnie Beecher, and a number of figures who have worked with and been influenced by Dylan, ranging from Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Roy Orbison to Patti Smith and Ron Wood. Dylan's activities in areas other than music are also explored, for example an essay on Norman Raeben, the man from whom Dylan took painting lessons in the mid 1970s.

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From the Back Cover

"Wanted Man: In Search of Bob Dylan" is packed with articles and interviews offering insight into the poet laureate of the sixties generation and a man Life magazine recently named among the 100 most important Americans of the twentieth century.

This collection includes photos, many never before published, tracing Bob Dylan's entire career, plus interviews with people who have been closest to him-- such as Bonnie Beecher, the original "girl from the north country"-- and a number of major figures who have worked with Dylan and been influenced by him: Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Patti Smith, Ron Wood, and many others. The book spans Dylan's entire career, from his enrollment at the University of Minnesota in 1959 to his work with producer Daniel Lanois on "Oh Mercy", his most acclaimed album in years.

There have been many books written about this creative genius whose songs are the anthems of a generation-- especially during the fiftieth anniversary of his birth-- but only "Wanted Man: In Search of Bob Dylan" conveys the immediacy and humor which is so much a part of the experience of listening to his music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140153616
• ISBN 13: 9780140153613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Bauldie John