Neil Young's first memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, was an
international bestseller and critical success. The Independent wrote that 'You don't want it to
end. You see rock and roll history from the inside out', while the Guardian found it 'the perfect
literary counterpart to the fifty-year career it describes'.
Now, in Special
Deluxe, Young has fashioned a second work of extraordinary
reminiscences about his Canadian boyhood, his musical influences, his family,
the rock 'n' roll life, and one of his deepest, most ebullient passions:
cars. Through the framework of the many vehicles he's collected and
driven, Young explores his love for the well-crafted vintage automobile, and
examines his newfound awareness of his hobby's negative environmental
impact. With his ferocious devotion to clean energy, he recounts the sage
of Lincvolt, his specially modified electric car, and his efforts to
demonstrate to lawmakers and consumers how viable non-gas-guzzling vehicles
truly can be.
Special Deluxe captures Young's singular lyrical,
almost musical, voice. Witty, eclectic and wonderfully candid, Special
Deluxe is an
unforgettable amalgam of memories, thoughts on music, and political ponderings
from one of the most genuine and enigmatic artists of our time.
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October 2014 | $55.00 | Hardback | Viking | Penguin Group (NZ)And on the Sky Arts Channel for Neil Young fans:
NEIL YOUNG: SILVER AND GOLD
Sunday 14 December, 8.30pm
Music Concert
Filmed live at Austin Bass Concert Hall Texas
in 1999, Neil Young performs a very special concert featuring songs from the
highly acclaimed release, Silver and Gold,
including Harvest Moon, Philadelphia, Long May You Run, Buffalo
Springfield Again, Looking Forward
and Silver and Gold.
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