A biography of a legendary singer and song-writer, written with his
exclusive and unfettered co-operation, this is the life behind the
award-winning albums of Steve Earle, rebel, rocker and Nashville legend.A biography of a legendary singer and song-writer, written with his
exclusive and unfettered co-operation, this is the life behind the
award-winning albums of Steve Earle, rebel, rocker and Nashville legend. Steve
Earle is the musicians' idol - a hero to Emmylou Harris - who has said of his
life "If I'd known I was going to live this long I'd have taken better care of
myself".; He was taking heroin at 13 and by the age of 40 was mired in a seemingly
permanent "vacation in the ghetto" as he described his life then. In and out of
jail for a variety of offences, Earle seemed determined to make good on his
boast that when the end of the world came (and it seemed pretty close at times)
only he, Keith Richards and the cockroaches would be left standing. Not yet 50,
he has been married six times, twice to the same woman, and amazingly forgiven
by almost all of the ex-wives. In moments of consciousness he has, through
sheer musical ability, shared a stage with, among others, Bruce Springsteen,
Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, the Pogues and Bob Dylan. A legend and one of the most
gifted songwriters of his generation, Nashville just wouldn't be the same
without him.
