Written at the dawn of the seventies by a former crime reporter and self-confessed "mafia expert", this book was not only the first serious study of Dylan's life and work, but also a landmark in the way popular music was written about.
In addition to a Bob biographer's wish-list of interviews, Scaduto pulled off the remarkable coup of getting Dylan's full co-operation without conceding an editorial veto. Dylan has read this book cover to cover and discusses its uncomfortable contents with the author at length!
Though a veritable publishing industry has followed in Scaduto's wake, arguably no-one since has come as close to revealing the true nature of the man behind the shades.
"Pioneering portrait of this legendarily elusive artist. Now in a welcome reprint, it's a real treat to read this still-classic Bobography."-Q***** Five Stars!
"A classic!"-Paul Williams, author of Bob Dylan: Performing Artist
"Pioneers are often written out of history but never let it be forgotten that Scaduto was the man. It's scandalous that this book has been out of print for so many years. Its return should be greeted with dancing in the street."-Jimmy Rogan, from the foreword
"The author's triumph was that ultimately he persuaded Dylan to talk."-Liz Thompson, editor of the Dylan Companion
"I read it. Some of it is pretty straight, some of it exactly the way it happened... I rather enjoyed it."-Bob Dylan
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Scaduto only accounted for Dylan's life up until the New Morning album but, even now, his book remains an essential purchase for anyone even remotely interested in the enigmatic poet. By the time it was republished in 1996, later biographies had superseded it (notably those by Robert Shelton and Bob Spitz) and innumerable other volumes are now available on Dylan's life and work, particularly those by Michael Gray and Clinton Heylin.
Nevertheless, re-reading Scaduto nearly 30 years on, it is striking how much of the territory he covered. His style may seem a trifle leaden by today's standards, but the range of interviews is impressive and, for sheer densely packed pages, Scaduto more than delivers. He is particularly good on Dylan's Greenwich Village and capturing the optimism of the period, quoting folk singer Dave Van Ronk's greeting to Dylan after hearing "Blowin' In The Wind" for the first time: "Hey man, you're really getting into something with those songs. Welcome to the twentieth century." --Patrick Humphries
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