Dylan, Dennis McDougal
Dylan, Dennis McDougal
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Dylan
The Biography

Author: Dennis McDougal

Narrator: Gary Bennett

Unabridged: 13 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2020

Synopsis

Bob Dylan is an internationally bestselling artist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and an Oscar winner for Things Have Changed. His career is stronger and more influential than ever. How did this happen, given the road to oblivion he seemed to choose more than two decades ago? What transformed a heroin addict into one of the most astonishing literary and musical icons in American history?At 72 years of age, Dylan's final act of his career is more intriguing than ever?and classic biographies like Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades and even his own Chronicles: Volume One came too soon to cover this remarkable new chapter in his life.Through extensive interviews and conversations with Dylan's friends, family, sidemen, and fans, Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis McDougal crafts an unprecedented understanding of Dylan and the intricate story behind the myths. Was his romantic life, especially with Sara Dylan, much more complicated than it appears? Was his motorcycle accident a cover for drug rehab? What really happened to Dylan when his career crumbled, and how did he find his way back? To what does he attribute his astonishing success? McDougal's meticulous research and comprehensive interviews offer a revealing new understanding of these long-standing questions?and of the current chapter Dylan continually writes in his life and career.

About Dennis McDougal

Dennis McDougal is an award-winning journalist and author of eleven books, including bestselling biographies of Bob Dylan and Jack Nicholson, and the true crime classics Angel of Darkness and Mothers Day. A former Los Angeles Times staff writer and CNN producer, his byline has appeared in the New York Times, TV Guide, and dozens of other publications. He lives near Memphis, Tennessee.

Reviews

Goodreads review by M.

[URL not allowed] If what Dennis McDougal presents in this biography is in fact true then Bob Dylan is a far different person than the accepted history his celebrity suggests. The tone attached to this appraisal reminds me of a documentary I watched on Hunter S. Thompson some t......more

Goodreads review by Pat

(Won in Goodreads giveaway in return for honest review) This biography of the elusive Mr. Dylan reads like a back-handed compliment: Dylan has maintained his privacy so closely ,especially regarding his wives(yes, there was more than one) and children, and now grandchildren (17..good for you, Bob!),n......more

Goodreads review by Toni

Rather than try to summarize what this thorough and revealing biography covers, I’ll do what Bob Dylan would probably prefer, let him speak for himself. On page 461 of Dylan by Dennis McDougal is the standard stage introduction Bob Dylan had his introducers use on his Never Ending Tour (N.E.T.) “dee......more

Goodreads review by Brad

I read this book right around the time I started to get back into Bob Dylan and his albums and that really compelled me to read this biography which had just come out at the time. It's a pretty comprehensive overview of his entire life including the not so glamorous aspects of his personality. Coveri......more

Goodreads review by Diane

Ever since I first listened to the Freewheelin' CD, I have said that I LOVE Bob Dylan. After reading this book, I saw that what I loved was Bob Dylan, the artist; not Bob Dylan the person. He's not someone I could even imagine sitting down with for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine--that just would......more

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