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mk2canuck wrote:

The best biography I've ever read was Shakey (Neil Young) by Jimmy McDonough who is also a hardcore NY fan (he didn't pull any punches though). Very detailed and factual but never dull. How about from a Purple fans perspective?

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Rahul wrote:

There is already so much written from a MK2 perspective, that I'd love to get an insight into the mind of the former drug-addled bass player with the weight problem who sang like an angel and partied like a beast.

There's a great story in there to tell, from gigging in the 1960s Black Country to headlining stadiums on world tours, from being at death's door with half of Peru up his nose, to emerging as one of the finest British singers in the last 15 years.

It's a tale of tragedy and triumph, of peaks and troughs. It's a tale that should be told.

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BGGLP wrote:


Probably with Purple it wouldn't work because there are so many different views on what went down, on who is responsible, and what has been true and fabricated. When half the band's members change their tune over a series of interviews, it's impossible to gather a straight anwser. Neil Young is one person, DP is like 12 people and what, 10 lineups?

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mk2canuck wrote:

The best biography I've ever read was Shakey (Neil Young) by Jimmy McDonough who is also a hardcore NY fan (he didn't pull any punches though). Very detailed and factual but never dull. How about from a Purple fans perspective?

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Probably with Purple it wouldn't work because there are so many different views on what went down, on who is responsible, and what has been true and fabricated. When half the band's members change their tune over a series of interviews, it's impossible to gather a straight anwser. Neil Young is one person, DP is like 12 people and what, 10 lineups?

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