Full name: Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life & Cars

Author: Neil Young Year: 2014 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Music, Non Fiction, Biographies Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780399172083 0399172084

Neil Young's first memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, was an international bestseller and critical sensation. The Wall Street Journal wrote that it was "terrific: modest, honest, funny and frequently moving," while The New York Times found it "as charismatically off the wall as Mr. Young's records." 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 saga 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, artwork, and political ponderings from one of the most genuine and enigmatic artists of our time. Similar books: Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young The Real Frank Zappa Book by Frank Zappa White Line Fever by Lemmy Kilmister Cider with Roadies by Stuart Maconie Big Man by Clarence Clemons Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon Lobotomy by Dee Dee Ramone Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel Rotten by John Lydon Miss O'Dell by Chris O'Dell The Hacienda by Peter Hook Stone Alone by Bill Wyman This Is Gonna Hurt by Nikki Sixx Light and Shade by Brad Tolinski No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry Hopkins Seven Deadly Sins by Corey Taylor Mozipedia by Simon Goddard