Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits

Name: Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
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By Barney Hoskyns

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Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns delves into the enigmatic life and career of the iconic musician Tom Waits. The biography offers a detailed portrait of Waits, exploring his artistic evolution, unique persona, and the influences that shaped his music and life. Through meticulous research and interviews, the book captures the essence of one of music's most unconventional and revered figures.
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This book may appeal to you if you’re intrigued by the enigmatic persona of Tom Waits and want an in-depth exploration of his eclectic musical journey and influence in the world of music. With a lively mix of personal insights, anecdotes, and critical analysis, it offers a compelling look into the life and work of a maverick artist. Perfect for fans of provocative, boundary-pushing musicians and those interested in cultural storytelling.

Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits

spanning Tom Waits' extraordinary 40-year career, from "Closing Time" to "Orphans". Affectionate and penetrating, and based on a combination of assiduous research and deep critical insight, this is an outstanding investigation of a notoriously private artist and performer - the definitive account to date of Tom Waits' life and work.

Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits, by Barney Hoskyns, is the exhaustive, definitive biography of Tom Waits, one of the most influential artists of all time.

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Spanning Tom Waits' extraordinary 40-year career, from Closing Time to Orphans, Lowside of the Road is Barney Hoskyns' unique take on one of rock's great enigmas.

Like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Waits is a chameleonic survivor who's achieved long-term success while retaining cult credibility and outsider mystique. From his perilous "jazzbo" years in '70s Los Angeles to the multiple-Grammy winner of recent years - by way of such shape-shifting '80s albums as Swordfishtrombones - this exhaustive biography charts Waits' life step-by-step and album-by-album.

Affectionate and penetrating, and based on a combination of assiduous research and deep critical insight, this is an outstanding investigation of a notoriously private artist and performer - the definitive account to date of Tom Waits' life and work.

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Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns is often praised for its detailed and insightful exploration of Tom Waits' life and music. Critics appreciate Hoskyns' ability to capture the enigmatic persona of Waits, though some note the challenge of depicting such a private figure. The biography is noted both for its comprehensive research and for providing a captivating look into the artist's world, highlighting the complexities and evolution of his unique career.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571235537

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 470g

Pages: 640

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Arts & Culture Barney Hoskyns Biography & Memoir Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

Barney Hoskyns is the co-founder and editorial director of online rock-journalism library Rock's Backpages and author of several books including Across the Great Divide: The Band America (1993), Waiting for the Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes and the Sound of Los Angeles (1996), and Hotel California: Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons (2005). A former US correspondent for MOJO, Hoskyns writes for Uncut, The Observer Music Monthly and other UK publications, and has contributed to Vogue, Rolling Stone and GQ. He lives in southwest London.