Waging Heavy Peace Audiobook

" Great book for Neil Young fans. Dont expect the best writing, but you will learn a lot about his life as an musician, entrepreneur, and father. "

" Revelatory if you're a fan of his music, nonsensical to the uninitiated "

" I love the man's music and I don't regret reading this, but it's a bit of a head scratcher. Have you heard of Chris Ware's Building Stories? The book is actually a box of independent pieces, meant to be picked up and read in any order, but to form a cohesive whole in whatever order you read them in. Young's book is like that as well: more of a collection of thoughts than a journey, told in whatever order they occurred to him, without any regard for linearity or theme. Some of it comes across as a bit of an advertisement for his current projects: the Lincvolt electric car, and his crusade to restore musical fidelity (called PureTone through most of the book and then Pono in the last hundred pages). There's surprisingly little about the music itself, or songwriting. What there is of songwriting is mostly about his fear that he won't be able to write now that he's sober. Beyond that there's little introspection: most of the book is composed of tributes to friends and musicians, and tributes to well-loved vehicles. I'm pretty sure there are far more words devoted to his hearse than his guitar. Shakey: Neil Young's Biography goes into more depth in general. But why do we read a musician's biography or autobiography? Is it for the name-dropping? For his recollections of his glory days? Salacious stories or salvation stories? If it's to get a glimpse into a mind that wrote some of my favorite songs, then this book is it, in all its rambling, ragged glory. We're used to linearity, but he's spent his whole life composing in cycles of chorus and verse. I think this book is just another song. Probably a Crazy Horse song, with meandering instrumental passages and occasional returns to theme. "

" Always nice to hear stories from the artist's perspective. Seems genuine. Bogs down a bit with all the Lincvolt and Pono sections...I get it, you're passionate about clean energy and sound fidelity! Otherwise a fun read by a great artist. "

" I'm a huge Neil Young fan and I love this book. Yes, it has a strange erratic writing style, but I like Neil's stories and his sense of humour. "

" I think it helps if you are a fan but this is really a lovely series of thoughts, memories and aspirations of an artist who has influenced so many. The personal problems he has dealt with are significant but he is enriched by them. "

" Had a few good moments, but just had the feeling that not much effort went into this. "

" Having a conversation with Neil young is what this book is all about! I love how he thinks, what he learned and experienced and how his journey transpired! Keep writing ! "

" Full of info about music, cars, toy trains, Canada, alternative fuel, etc. "

" The writing is a 2 at best. It loops around lazily, repeating itself over and over. But the Neil is at least a 4. "

" I think I should not read autobiographies any more "

" I've always been a huge Neil Young fan. Either he has an uncanny memory or he kept a diary. There's a lot of detail in this book. "

" A great companion to Shakey. Neil doesn't go into as much depth as you'd like sometimes, but he's a good writer and a tells a good story. He's still burnin' out and not fading away. "

" A "kaleidoscopic view," indeed. Mr. Young has had an absolutely fascinating musical journey and I was hoping to learn more about that in his own words. The book was okay... "

" An old man with a computer writes, "LOL." "

" I haven't been that impressed by Neil Young for decades, but this book is a delight. Conversational and disorganised. Neil is a natural writer who is respectful and loving to the people in his life, both family and those he has worked with. "

" An interesting autobiography. A must for anyone who likes Neil young. This wasn't a typical sex, drugs and rock-n-roll book. If you only listen to the music you miss out of the films, activism and cutting edge technology. Truly a renaissance man and hippy dreamer. "