Waging Heavy Peace
A Hippie Dream
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3.7 • 24 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
The perfect gift for music lovers and Neil Young fans, telling the story behind Neil Young's legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs.
“I think I will have to use my time wisely and keep my thoughts straight if I am to succeed and deliver the cargo I so carefully have carried thus far to the outer reaches.”—Neil Young, from Waging Heavy Peace
Legendary singer and songwriter Neil Young’s storied career has spanned over forty years and yielded some of the modern era’s most enduring music. Now for the first time ever, Young reflects upon his life—from his Canadian childhood, to his part in the sixties rock explosion with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, through his later career with Crazy Horse and numerous private challenges. An instant classic, Waging Heavy Peace is as uncompromising and unforgettable as the man himself.
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In his lively, rollicking, high-spirited, and reflective memoir, Young, the hugely influential Canadian singer-songwriter invites readers to sit down on his porch for comfortable conversations about his guitars, his bands, his cars, his inventions, his trains (he owns a small share in Lionel), and his family. Musically, he ruminates, he may or may not have peaked because "other things continue to grow and develop long afterward, enriching and growing the spirit and the soul." Young openly shares intimate moments of life with his sons, Zeke and Ben, who suffer from cerebral palsy, and his artist daughter, Amber, devoting entire chapters to the ways they have changed his life, as well as to his beloved wife, Pegi, and their life together. Like one of his long, inventive jams, Young weaves crystalline lyrics and notes about friends Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, and Bruce Springsteen, former band mates Stephen Stills, and the late great pedal steel player Ben Keith of the Stray Gators, with reflections on the enduring beauty of nature, and the lasting power and influence of music.
Customer Reviews
It's beauty
As a Canadian from Ontario who has loved Neil Young for as long as I can remember, Waging Heavy Peace, exceeded my expectations ... Scott would be proud. This book is a work of art.
Waging Heavy Peace
Thought the book was far too rambling and never really got into the stories that would interest fans of Neil and the great accomplishments he did in the music world. Tell ya the truth , I couldn't care less about his obsessions with old cars and trains.over all I was disappointed and this grieves me cause I am a big fan of Neil Young and have been since the beginning. Last sene him a few years ago in Halifax and he was fantastic. Stick to singing and leave the story telling to the professionals. Victor Tomiczek Cape Breton . NS.Canada