Thoughts on Mick's New Book

[redtulip]

I just finished it. I didn't really get anything new out of it and he glossed over the most recent period starting after his last book left off. The only really new information I got from it was learning a little more about Lynn, his ex-wife, since I knew nothing about her before. Basically it's a pointless Mick money grab.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by redtulip

I just finished it. I didn't really get anything new out of it and he glossed over the most recent period starting after his last book left off. The only really new information I got from it was learning a little more about Lynn, his ex-wife, since I knew nothing about her before. Basically it's a pointless Mick money grab.

This drives home the point that a definitive,objective published biography is not going to come from any of the band members. There has been a lot of fans clamoring for Stevie to write her autobiography, but I don't know why. First off, her memory, as we know, isn't very sharp. And she's far from being a literary scribe. She would have to depend heavily on a co-writer/editor to sift through her "journals" to make any sense of things. There would be no objectivity; most so-called autobiographies have a bit of fictionalized history. Mick's books only gloss the surface, Stevie's book would be overflowing with gloss and ego.

I've been reading Neil Young's book, Waging Heavy Peace, which was published in 2012. He's a very literate, philosophical guy. He's very matter-of-fact, with no agenda, and writes very simply and authentically. There's absolutely no pretense or pompousness in his prose.

His book is unique because he doesn't follow a timeline. Each chapter is just a stream of thought about a certain subject. In every chapter he ruminates about a topic, circumstance or event which reveals his character, insight, and creative/thought process, and his relationships. There is a real and sincere soul and depth to it.