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It turns out that much of what previous biographers - Dylan himself included - have said is wrong; often as not, a case of, Print the Legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the second instalment of the definitive biography (following \u003ci\u003eA Restless Hungry Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e) of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures - musical revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winner, chart-topping recording artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClinton Heylin's meticulously researched, all-encompassing and consistently revelatory account of these fascinating early years is the closest we will ever get to a definitive life of an artist who has been the lodestar of popular culture for six decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582813040818,"sku":"9781529923797","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529923797_f0309eb4-dd27-4e9c-b3d8-854031df2e4c.jpg?v=1786034355"},{"product_id":"9780571272402","title":"Behind the Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn virtually all areas of  Dylan's life - his immigrant antecedents, his business dealings, his  various addictions and his romantic attachments - Heylin is able to  provide a fascinating picture of a man who changed the whole course of  popular music in the sixties and, over thirty years later, won three  Grammys. Heylin has given full weight to Dylan's own words and those of  his closest associates, with over 250 people quoted in the book, helping  to provide a portrait of a complex figure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding 60,000  words of brand new material - dealing with Dylan's four twenty-first century  albums; his archival audio-visual projects; his third film; his series  of paintings and exhibitions; his autobiography, Chronicles; and his  ongoing romantic liaisons and 'missing' marriages - this fully updated  story of Dylan provides a monumental overview of the Man and his Music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291751428469,"sku":"9780571272402","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571272402_ae786e68-7ca2-4e31-a034-9b1f0906e379.jpg?v=1786014119"},{"product_id":"9781849012966","title":"Revolution in the Air","description":"\u003cp\u003eBob Dylan has always regarded himself as a songwriter: 'I am my words,' he wrote in 1964.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistilling a lifetime's passion and study, leading Dylan author, Clinton Heylin charts the development and first moments of genius of this unique artist whose songs changed the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his first attempts at writing, \u003ci\u003eSong to Bridget\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1957, (apparently for Brigitte Bardot) Bob Dylan always aspired to poetry, yet his role as a writer rather than a performer of his own songs is often overlooked. In over fifty years of creativity he had penned some of the most iconic, and perfect, songs in popular history. Arriving in New York in 1961, the city had an enormous impact on the young artist and, as he established himself amongst the folk clubs and artists, he would produce songs that spoke for a whole generation: \u003ci\u003eBlowing in the Wind, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, The Times They Are a Changin', Like a Rolling Stone,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForever Young\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRevolution in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e Clinton Heylin recounts the story of each song as it is written, giving a full appreciation of the songs themselves as well as Dylan the emerging artist. Unlike any other book on Dylan, it charts his rise as a writer, where he gained his inspiration, the burst of energy which produced some of his most famous songs as well as the lesser known stories behind the more iconic verses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an essential book for anyone interested in Dylan and his place in literature. Informative, opinionated, packed with new insights and revelations, this is an instant classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307939803509,"sku":"9781849012966","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781849012966_494f0421-968e-4c57-94cc-1110849df53f.jpg?v=1786029028"},{"product_id":"9781849015981","title":"Still on the Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the second volume in Clinton Heylin's magisterial survey of the songs of Bob Dylan. The first volume - \u003ci\u003eRevolution in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e which is now available in paperback - charted the rise of Bob Dylan from his first jottings to the full expression of genius in songs such as 'Hard Rain Gonna Fall' and 'The Times They Are a Changin'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e begins in 1974 with \"Blood on the Tracks\", the album filled with masterworks such as 'Tangled Up in Blue' and 'Simple Twist of Fate' that heralded a watershed in Dylan's creative journey, and continues to chart his never-ending fascination with music and the art of song up to 2006's \"Modern Times\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRevolution in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beg, steal, borrow ... a compelling history of Dylan's mercurial song writing.' \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e, 5-star review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Better than any biography could ever be, and a crucial Dylan book' Jonathan Letham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Valuable resource' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping new book by Dylan scholar Clinton Heylin so is so far in the deep end that its  borderline insane . . [yet] has been devoured with a ravenous, insatiable appetite, and I have even made notes in the margin.' 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