Holding the Note
12 October 2023Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
‘Always up close and personal, always tenacious and informed by deep background, and always vivid and veracious’ The Times
This audio edition is read by the author, David Remnick, and Matt Godfrey.
The greatest popular songs, whether it’s Aretha Franklin singing ‘Respect’ or Bob Dylan performing ‘Blind Willie McTell’, have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time...
Details
12 October 2023582 minutes
David Remnick, Matt Godfrey
9781035024001Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Remarkable, not just for the essays' expertise and vividness, but for the aeons he spends talking to his subjects and those around themObserver
This collection of articles by David Remnick can stand as literature. ... He treats the reader as an informed, intelligent equalThe New York Times
Always up close and personal, always tenacious and informed by deep background, and always vivid and veraciousThe Times
[A] standout collection of pieces . . . What’s most remarkable is [Remnick's] ability to give due at once to the artists’ larger-than-life musical legacies and their all too human fallibilitiesPublishers Weekly
