My Years with Townes Van Zandt

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Music, Genius, and Rage

By Harold F. Eggers, Jr. and L.E. McCullough

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My Years with Townes Van Zandt by Harold F. Eggers, Jr. and L.E. McCullough offers an intimate look into the life of influential singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. Through personal anecdotes and recollections, the authors paint a vivid picture of Van Zandt's career, his struggles, and his undeniable impact on the music world. This memoir captures not only the artist's triumphs and challenges but also the close friendship that developed between the authors and Van Zandt over the years.
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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by the life and music of legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. The narrative offers a candid behind-the-scenes look at his tumultuous yet inspiring journey, providing deep insights into his music and the struggles he faced. It's an engaging read for those interested in the complexities of artistry and the music scene of his time.

My Years with Townes Van Zandt

From Townes Van Zandt s most trusted friend and confidant a deeply personal insider s look at the artist s life and music.

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Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, 'Come on in.' So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, in My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music, Genius, and Rage, a gripping memoir revealing the inner core of an enigmatic troubadour. His deeply poetic music was a source of inspiration and healing for millions but was, for himself, a torment struggling for dominance among myriad personal demons.

Townes Van Zandt often stated that his main musical mission was to write the perfect song that would save someone's life. However, his life was a work in progress he was constantly struggling to shape and comprehend. Eggers says of his close friend and business partner that like the master song craftsman he was, he was never truly satisfied with the final product but always kept giving it one more shot, one extra tweak, one last effort.

A vivid, first-hand account exploring the source of the singer's prodigious talent, widespread influence, and relentless path toward self-destruction, My Years with Townes Van Zandt presents the truth of that all-consuming artistic journey, told by a close friend watching it unfold.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781617137082

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 November 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Backbeat Books

Illustration: Two 8-page colour photo inserts

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Harold F. Eggers, Jr. L.E. McCullough Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction Series: Jack Ryan, Jr.

About the Author

HAROLD F. EGGERS, JR. (Austin, TX) is a music industry executive of 40 years' experience, who worked with Townes Van Zandt as road manager, business partner, and co-record producer, helping bring the songwriter's unforgettable music to live audiences across Europe and North America over a span of two decades. L. E. McCULLOUGH is a native of Speedway, Indiana, and has worked as a journalist, musician, arts administrator, and script and stage writer with 52 books published in fiction, nonfiction, and drama. He is the author of hundreds of articles on music and the music industry. Dr. McCullough holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh.