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Small Hours
Small Hours
The Long Night of John Martyn
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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.
By Graeme Thomson
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Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 288
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Author Bio
Graeme Thomson is a writer specialising in music and literature. He has written for Time Out, Rolling Stone, and the Observer Music Monthly among other publications. Under the Ivy, his book on Kate Bush, was serialised in the Guardian.