{"title":"Clinton Heylin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our Clinton Heylin collection, a must-visit for music lovers and biography enthusiasts alike. Clinton Heylin is a distinguished author renowned for his insightful and comprehensive biographies, particularly his works on iconic singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore \u003cem\u003eThe Double Life of Bob Dylan Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e, where Heylin intricately delves into Dylan’s early years, offering a compelling look at his formative influences and rise to fame. This detailed narrative provides readers with an unparalleled, intimate portrait of Dylan’s journey up to 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContinue the journey with \u003cem\u003eThe Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021\u003c\/em\u003e, as Heylin extends his expert analysis into the later years of Dylan's storied career. Covering a significant span of time, this volume reveals the complexities and transformations in Dylan’s life and music, providing a thorough chronicle from 1966 to 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClinton Heylin’s work is highly regarded for its meticulous research and engaging writing style, drawing readers into the fascinating dual worlds of Dylan’s public and private personas. Whether you are a die-hard Dylan fan or new to his music, Heylin offers a captivating read that enhances your understanding of one of music’s greatest legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the enigmatic world of Bob Dylan through the expert eyes of Clinton Heylin and add these compelling biographies to your collection today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-double-life-of-bob-dylan-volume-2-1966-2021-by-clinton-heylin-9781847925893","title":"The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second instalment of the definitive biography of one of contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures, taking us from Dylan's 1960s heyday to his 80th birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second volume of Clinton Heylin's magisterial biography takes us from Dylan's 1966 motorcycle accident to the present day. We meet a man who is determined to confound expectations; yet whatever he does only seems to confirm his iconic status to fans and critics alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are peaks and troughs. Long periods of writer's block are followed by sudden bursts of creativity that produce some of the best work of his career, including perhaps his most celebrated album, 1975's \u003cem\u003eBlood On The Tracks\u003c\/em\u003e. There is the unpredictable recording process, with Dylan often including on his albums the worst takes and leaving off the best songs altogether. On the Neverending Tour he reinvents his songbook on a nightly basis, at times without recognition. 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Clinton Heylin's definitive, scrupulously researched and revelatory life, based on unprecedented access to the official Tulsa archive and other new sources, paints the fullest and brightest portrait yet of an iconic figure that has defined contemporary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380095832300,"sku":"9781847925893","price":77.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25986383482845.jpg?v=1744841759"},{"product_id":"the-double-life-of-bob-dylan-volume-2-1966-2021-by-clinton-heylin-9781529923797","title":"The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second instalment of the definitive biography of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures - musical revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winner, chart-topping recording artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, it was announced that Bob Dylan had sold his personal archive to the George Kaiser Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reportedly for $22 million. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46628308844780,"sku":"9781529923797","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19659693482732.jpg?v=1751909899"},{"product_id":"the-double-life-of-bob-dylan-vol-1-by-clinton-heylin-9781529111590","title":"The Double Life of Bob Dylan Vol. 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive biography of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures - musical revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winner, chart-topping recording artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, it was announced that Bob Dylan had sold his personal archive to the George Kaiser Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reportedly for $22 million. As the boxes started to arrive, the Foundation asked Clinton Heylin - author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBob Dylan: Behind the Shades\u003c\/em\u003e and 'perhaps the world's authority on all things Dylan' (Rolling Stone) - to assess the material they had been given. What he found in Tulsa, along with what he gleaned from other papers he had recently been given access to by Sony and the Dylan office, so changed his understanding of the artist, especially of his creative process, that he became convinced that a whole new biography was needed. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith fresh and revealing information on every page, \u003cem\u003eA Restless, Hungry Feeling\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Dylan's meteoric rise to fame - his arrival in early 1961 in New York, where he is embraced by the folk scene; his elevation to spokesman of a generation whose protest songs provide the soundtrack for the burgeoning Civil Rights movement; his alleged betrayal when he 'goes electric' at Newport in 1965; his subsequent controversial world tour with a rock 'n' roll band; and the recording of his three undisputed electric masterpieces - \u003cem\u003eBringing it All Back Home\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHighway 61 Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBlonde on Blonde\u003c\/em\u003e. At the peak of his fame in July 1966, he reportedly crashes his motorbike in Woodstock, upstate New York, and disappears from public view. When he re-emerges, he looks different, his voice sounds different, and his songs are different. 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