First excerpts from the Dylan autobiography

Somebody talented,the writing is a giveaway.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/

Hope that works................

No problem Patrick-I make a daily visit to my local bbokshop to see if my order is in....and it's not due here in the UK till mid October...

Dare I say having finished it today the book is astounding.

After reading it seemed every other book about Dylan somehow caged the art,this just busts everything wide open.

Remarkable,succint,wise and a trap in there for Dylanologists everywhere with what seems to me to be a fake section.

Funny as hell and without doubt the best book about Dylan.

Patrick I think you are dead right with your remarks regarding his photographic memory-I think he is trying to evoke both the feel and importance of what he was going through.

Similarly I think the book could be subtitled Catalysts as the theme of this first volume is very much about certain periods where outside factors influenced his work.

His golden periods (arguably-64-66 and 74-76)are probably more self generated.