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Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon by acclaimed music critic and author Joel Selvin. In addition to a large feature story in The Guardian, advance reviews are starting to come in and the responses to this biography on the groundbreaking drummer and his troubled life are universally positive. \u201cIt\u2019s a one-of-a-kind story, and captures the total highs and unbelievable lows of a man who helped create our present-day music of the spheres,\u201d Americana Highways commented. The Houston Press said, \u201cIn his research, Selvin had to learn almost as much about mental health and medical conditions as music.\u201d NYS Music says the book \u201cprovides the first comprehensive view of Gordon\u2019s vast musical achievements and a harrowing yet empathetic appraisal of the most treacherous of mental illnesses which brought him down,\u201d referring to Selvin as \u201cOne of rock\u2019s greatest journalists.\u201d The Arts Fuse credits Selvin in chronicling the drummer\u2019s rise as a gifted young musician and highlights that the book\u2019s \u201cresearch is comprehensive.\u201d Publisher\u2019s Weekly states, "Without downplaying the gruesome details of Gordon\u2019s crime, Selvin gracefully portrays the musician as 'more than his disease.\u2019 This affecting account sheds new light on one of rock\u2019s most complicated figures.\u201d Library Journal\u2019s review points out, \u201cIt\u2019s a tribute to Selvin that he handles the contrasts and complexities of Gordon\u2019s life with sympathy here, while not shying away from the toll Gordon took on those around him . . . consistently compelling from start to finish.\u201d Selvin\u2019s riveting narrative follows the man who many consider the greatest rock drummer of all time, from his humble beginnings as a teenage touring musician, to his many landmark accomplishments in the studio and on the road, through his downward spiral into mental illness, matricide and incarceration. With the cooperation of the late rock legend\u2019s family, and based on his trademark extensive, detailed research, Selvin uncovers one of the darkest stories in popular music, further cementing his reputation as a master of rock noir.

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