{"product_id":"9780345503367","title":"Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMeyer, David\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVillard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/16\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the ’60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE LOS ANGELES TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical  crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators  included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger  McGuinn, and Clarence White. Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country  rock masterpiece \u003ci\u003eSweetheart of the Rodeo\u003c\/i\u003e, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond  the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul  mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons’ solo albums, \u003ci\u003eGP\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrievous Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, are now recognized  as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country,  gospel, and blues Parsons named “Cosmic American Music.” Parsons had everything—looks,  charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice—and threw it  all away with both hands, dying of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N.  Meyer gives Parsons’ mythic life its due. From interviews with hundreds of the famous  and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons–many who have never spoken publicly  about him before–Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Twenty Thousand Roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Far and away the most thorough biography of Parsons . . . skewers any number of  myths surrounding this endlessly mythologized performer.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The definitive account of Gram  Parsons’ life–and early death. From the country-rock pioneer’s wealthy, wildly dysfunctional  family through his symbiotic friendship with Keith Richards, Meyer deftly illuminates  one of rock’s most elusive figures.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Meticulously researched . .  . Though Meyer answers a lot of long-burning questions, he preserves Parsons’ legend  as a man of mystery.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e“Meyer gives Parsons a thorough, Peter  Guralnick-like treatment.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Villard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216220451071,"sku":"9780345503367","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345503367_s600x595.jpg?v=1775598761","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780345503367","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}