Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story

by John Neil Munro

Book Overview

Described by Empire Magazine as 'Britain's best ever blues singer', John Martyn was one of rock music's last real mavericks. Despite chronic addiction to alcohol and drugs, he produced a string of matchless albums. Loved by fans and critics, loathed by ex-wives and managers, he survived the music business he despised for forty years.

This book documents his upbringing in Glasgow and rise through the Scottish and London folk scenes of the 1960s,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846971659
• ISBN13: 9781846971655
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"