Well written, entertaining. I didn't realize quite how old this was. Contemporaneous events are Clinton's inauguration and the R&R HoF hadn't been built yet. There were a lot of hard feelings expressed in here, and I'm not sure Levon is the innocent in all of it. Still, Robbie Robertson is made to be kind of an ass. Perhaps he was. ( )

Late musician Levon Helm tells the story of his career, from the cotton fields of Arkansas to success with The Band, to his post-Band second act in this slow memoir. On the plus side, I don’t doubt that Helm’s co-writer captured the musician’s authentic narrative voice. Everything is told rather than shown, however, and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of sex and drugs is only suggested, not dramatized. There are a lot of extended quotes from secondary sources, as well as set lists from long-ago concerts and mentions of musicians whom Helm played with or admired. Even Helm’s understandable bitterness toward band mate Robbie Robertson (whom Helm accuses of causing the financial ruin of his fellow Band members by claiming all the songwriting credits for himself), makes for less than compelling reading. For fans only. ( )

I love Levon Helm. His ability to sing and play drums at the same time just fascinates me to no end. The Band is also in my top five favourite bands of all time (duh) so I had to read this book.

I really enjoyed reading about Levon's life on the farm as a young boy. The stories about The Band early on were interesting. Overall it was an entertaining read. And there's pictures :-) ( )

Has the ring of truth, as authentic as Helm himself. ( )

I really enjoyed this book, a nice look into what a band goes over the years. The only drawback was several times other people would state the way they remembered things and it got a little confusing on who I was hearing from. Levon Helm can be bitter about things without letting it overcome him and actually saying nice things about people he really didn't like, unusual to see someone this well grounded. Dylan Folks - a good bit of the material in the book will appeal to you. ( )