{"title":"Neil Young Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeil Young books — the biographies, interviews, and critical studies that trace one of rock's most restless and prolific careers, from Buffalo Springfield through Crazy Horse, CSNY, and five decades of solo records that refuse to repeat themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the definitive account, there's \u003cstrong\u003eShakey: Neil Young's Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jimmy McDonough — widely considered the deepest Young biography in print. \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Young on Neil Young\u003c\/strong\u003e collects five decades of interviews in his own voice, while \u003cstrong\u003eThe Words and Music of Neil Young\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Young and the Poetics of Energy\u003c\/strong\u003e dig into the songwriting itself, and \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Young – Decade\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors it all to the career-spanning 1977 anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy from Relix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelix has covered the folk-rock and jam scenes Young helped shape since 1974. This shelf is built the way the magazine always has — for readers chasing the real story, not just the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for more? Browse the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-books\"\u003efull music books collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or check out \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bob-dylan-books\"\u003eBob Dylan Books\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/grateful-dead-books\"\u003eGrateful Dead Books\u003c\/a\u003e if your reading list runs deeper into the folk-rock family tree.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shakey-neil-youngs-biography-paperback-1","title":"Shakey: Neil Young's Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJimmy McDonough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Young is one of rock and roll's most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life - until now. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of Young's associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews with Young himself, \u003cb\u003eShakey\u003c\/b\u003e is a fascinating, prodigious account of the singer's life and career. Jimmy McDonough follows Young from his childhood in Canada to his cofounding of Buffalo Springfield to the huge success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to his comeback in the nineties. Filled with never-before-published words directly from the artist himself, \u003cb\u003eShakey\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential addition to the top shelf of rock biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Young is one of rock and roll's most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life - until now. 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Listen Up! is both production guide and exclusive backstage pass into the lives of some of the planet's most iconic musicians and a rare glimpse into the normally invisible, almost ethereal side of the music story: that of the producer and recording engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Manchester, England, \u003cb\u003eMark Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. He has worked with Neil Young, R.E.M., Willie Nelson, Peter Gabriel, U2, the Neville Brothers, Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithfull, and the Tragically Hip, among many others. 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