- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (January 9, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312364342
- ISBN-13: 978-0312364342
Donovan's autobiography charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian
childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading
figures of the 1960's music scene. Always feeling like an outsider, he
found relief through music and poetry. The book reveals how he came to
be influenced by Buddhist teachings, and the music of Woody Guthrie and
Joan Baez. The book explores the significance of falling deeply in love
with the woman who was to become his muse, and the profound sense of
loss he felt when their relationship came to an end, and how the loss
affected him both personally and creatively. A leader of the folk
revival in both Britain and America, the book recounts how he rose to be
an international star, releasing songs such as "Mellow Yellow" and
"Catch the Wind", and his most successful album, "Sunshine Superman".
Donovan is acknowledged as one of the most significant cultural icons of
the 1960's. The book provides a frank account of his early experiments
with drugs and his search for self. He reveals the story of how he
developed friendships with Baez, Dylan and the Beatles, with whom he a
shared spiritual sojourn to meditate with the Maharishi in India.
Donovan's autobiography offers first-hand insights into his music and
poetry, recollects his rise to fame and the way in which destiny was to
play a hand by re-uniting him with the lost love of his life through a
chance meeting.
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