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Waging Heavy Peace

内容简介

WagingHeavyPeaceistheremarkablememoirofrockiconNeilYoungNeilYoungisasingularfigureinthehistoryofrockandpopcultureinthelastfourdecades,inductednotoncebuttwiceintotheRockandRollHallofFame.Reflective,insightfulanddisarminglyhonest,WagingHeavyPeaceishislong-awaitedmemoir.FromhisyouthinCanadatohiscrazyjourneyouttoCalifornia,throughBuffaloSpringfieldandCrosby,Stills&Nash,tohismassivelysuccessfulsolocareerandhisre-emergenceasthepatronsaintofgrungeontohisroletodayasoneofthelastuncompromisedanduncompromisingsurvivorsofrock'n'roll-thisisNeil'sstorytoldinhisownwords.Youngpresentsakaleidoscopicviewofpersonallifeandmusicalcreativity;it'sajourneythatspansthesnowsofOntariototheLSD-ladenboulevardsof1966LosAngelestothecontemplativeparadiseofHawaiitoday.Alongthewayhewritesaboutthemusic,thevictims,thegirlsandthedrugs;abouthishappyfamilylifebutalsoaboutthehealthproblemsheandhischildrenhaveexperienced;aboutguitars,carsandsoundsystems;aboutCanadaandCaliforniaandHawaii.Candid,wittyandrevealing,thisbooktakesitsplacebesidetheclassicmemoirsofBobDylanandKeithRichards.

作者简介

NeilYoung’smusicandsongwriting—whichspanfortyyearsandthirty-fourstudioalbumsofrockandroll,folk,andcountry,withshadingsofblues,techno,andotherstyles—areamongthemostenduringandpopularinmoderntimes.FromhisearlydayswithBuffaloSpringfieldthroughhissolocareerandcollaborationswithCrosby,Stills&Nash,CrazyHorse,anddozensofothernotablemusiciansandgroups,Youngisacclaimedforbothhismusicaltalentsandhisartisticintegrity.Withamajorhitineverydecadesincethesixties,hewasinductedintotheRockandRollHallofFametwice(asasoloartistin1995andasamemberofBuffaloSpringfieldin1997).Awell-knownpoliticalactivist,environmentalist,andphilanthropist,Younghasbeeninvolvedinseveralcauses,notablycofoundingFarmAidandTheBridgeSchool,whichassistschildrenwithphysicalimpairmentsandcommunicationneeds.

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