Small Hours (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781787600195)

Did any musician in the Seventies fly so free as John Martyn did on Bless The Weather, Solid Air, Inside Out and One World? Did any fall so far? Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists. Though Martyn never had a hit single, his extraordinary voice, innovative guitar playing and profoundly soulful songs secured his status as a much admired pioneer. Covered by Eric Clapton, revered by Lee Scratch Perry, produced by Phil Collins, Martyn influenced several generations of musicians, but beneath the songs lay a complicated and volatile personality. He lived his life the same way he made music: improvising as he went; scattering brilliance, beauty, rage and destruction in his wake. Drawing on almost 100 new interviews, Small Hours is a raw and utterly gripping account of sixty years of daredevil creativity, soaring highs and sometimes unconscionable lows.

Author: Graeme Thomson
ISBN-10: 178760019X
ISBN-13: 9781787600195
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2020
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2020 pg. 20