Holding the Note Writing on Music
Holding the Note Writing on Music by David Remnick, published by Pan Macmillan on October 17, 2024, spans 304 pages in English. This book presents an exploration of the lives and works of influential musicians, songwriters, and performers over the past fifty years. Through vivid and informed narratives, Remnick captures the essence of iconic figures such as Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, and Bruce Springsteen, reflecting on their unique relationships with music and the passage of time.
Readers will find intimate portraits that delve into the personal and artistic journeys of these celebrated artists. The book encompasses various subjects, including biography, music history, and essays, offering insights into the creative processes that have shaped the musical landscape. With a focus on the emotional connections that great songs evoke, Holding the Note invites readers to reflect on the profound impact of music in their lives.
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‘Always up close and personal, always tenacious and informed by deep background, and always vivid and veracious’ The TimesThe 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 and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the lives and work of some of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of the past fifty years. He portrays a series of musical lives – Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more – and their unique encounters with the passing of that essential element of music: time. These are intimate portraits of some of the greatest creative minds of our time written with a lifetime’s passionate attachment to music that has shaped us all.
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