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Wild Tales : A Rock and Roll Life by Graham Nash (2013, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrown/Archetype
ISBN-100385347545
ISBN-139780385347549
eBay Product ID (ePID)166431806
Product Key Features
Book TitleWild Tales : a Rock and Roll Life
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicComposers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGraham Nash
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.8 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Provocatively honest." - New York Daily News "There are indeed wild tales to tell...Nash wasn't pulling back on the lurid details." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Shockingly candid." - Daily Express (UK) "Though CSN and CSNY made more than their share of beautiful music together and lived in a kind of hippie heaven replete with mansions, money and free love, Nash doesn't hesitate to share the dark side of stardom, too, particularly the drug-fueled ego trips and meltdowns that so often derailed the group....[But] the reader is inclined to believe that the drugs, the women, the accolades and the money were never the point. 'It always comes down to the music,' Nash says. And that's what makes this trip worth taking." - USA Today "A no-holds-barred, fiercely honest chronicle of the glories, excesses, disappointments, and joys of the rock-and-roll life. . . Nash's tour-de-force tale reveals a soul who is 'a complete slave to the muse of music.'" - Publishers Weekly "The story of a man's life and his unshakeable passion to express himself through his art. Fans might say the book is long overdue, but it was definitely worth the wait." - Booklist
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal782.42166092
SynopsisFrom Graham Nash--the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies--comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan. Graham Nash's songs defined a generation and helped shape the history of rock and roll--he's written over 200 songs, including such classic hits as "Carrie Anne," "On A Carousel," "Simple Man," "Our House," "Marrakesh Express," and "Teach Your Children." From the opening salvos of the British Rock Revolution to the last shudders of Woodstock, he has rocked and rolled wherever music mattered. Now Graham is ready to tell his story: his lower-class childhood in post-war England, his early days in the British Invasion group The Hollies; becoming the lover and muse of Joni Mitchell during the halcyon years, when both produced their most introspective and important work; meeting Stephen Stills and David Crosby and reaching superstardom with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; and his enduring career as a solo musician and political activist. Nash has valuable insights into a world and time many think they know from the outside but few have experienced at its epicenter, and equally wonderful anecdotes about the people around him: the Beatles, the Stones, Hendrix, Cass Elliot, Dylan, and other rock luminaries. From London to Laurel Canyon and beyond, Wild Tales is a revealing look back at an extraordinary life--with all the highs and the lows; the love, the sex, and the jealousy; the politics; the drugs; the insanity--and the sanity--of a magical era of music., From Graham Nash the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan. Graham Nash's songs defined a generation and helped shape the history of rock and roll he s written over 200 songs, including such classic hits as "Carrie Anne," On A Carousel, "Simple Man," "Our House," Marrakesh Express, and "Teach Your Children." From the opening salvos of the British Rock Revolution to the last shudders of Woodstock, he has rocked and rolled wherever music mattered. Now Graham is ready to tell his story: his lower-class childhood in post-war England, his early days in the British Invasion group The Hollies; becoming the lover and muse of Joni Mitchell during the halcyon years, when both produced their most introspective and important work; meeting Stephen Stills and David Crosby and reaching superstardom with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; and his enduring career as a solo musician and political activist. Nash has valuable insights into a world and time many think they know from the outside but few have experienced at its epicenter, and equally wonderful anecdotes about the people around him: the Beatles, the Stones, Hendrix, Cass Elliot, Dylan, and other rock luminaries. From London to Laurel Canyon and beyond, "Wild Tales" is a revealing look back at an extraordinary life with all the highs and the lows; the love, the sex, and the jealousy; the politics; the drugs; the insanity and the sanity of a magical era of music."
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- 31 Mar, 2020
Stellar, compelling !
This is by far one of the best autobiographies i have read to date ! Anyone who has enjoyed the music of the Hollies and CSNY through the years, will be fascinated by the trials and tribulations behind the creation of their masterpieces. I highly recommend this memoir to all !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Sep, 2018
Rock 'n Roll History 101
Just fuing amazing to hear Graham talk about where it all started and how it changed over the years. Easy read. Not literature, but history written in the first person and thoroughly enjoyable if you have any interest in the history of Rock, CSN, and how it all came to be. It peals away the layers of the onion those not involved in the biz have any idea exists.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Jul, 2023
Good read.
Awesome book about graham Nash's life and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Apr, 2020
Graham Nash
Haven't read yet but am forced to write a review. Recommended by a friendVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Sep, 2021
Good book
Enjoyable readingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 May, 2019
Graham the Man.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Dec, 2021
Gram NASH WILD TALES
Great BOOK AN PHOTO.REAL a real bargain.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Feb, 2023
Excellent autobiography by Nash.
Well written and different POV than many CSN biographies.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Feb, 2021
Great read
Fast readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 May, 2020
Nash-Tastic!!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
