I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon - Crystal Zevon

Provocative and unflinching, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is the extraordinary oral biography of fabled singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, as told by his famous and notorious friends, lovers, and accomplices. When Warren Zevon died in 2003, he left behind a rich catalog of dark, witty rock 'n' roll classics, including Lawyers, Guns and Money, Excitable Boy, and the immortal Werewolves of London. He also left behind a fanatical cult following and veritable rock opera of drugs, women, celebrity, genius, and epic bad behavior. As Warren once said, I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did. Narrated by his former wife and longtime co-conspirator, Crystal Zevon, this intimate and unusual oral history draws on interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stephen King, Bonnie Raitt, and numerous others who fell under Warren's mischievous spell. Told in the words and images of the friends, lovers, and legends who knew him best, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead captures Warren Zevon in all his turbulent glory.