My novel Suzy, led Zeppelin and Me, 2002, reprinted in 2019.
'You know Manx, if anyone had said to me when I was at school 'Led Zeppelin are terrible, you should listen to Elvis Presley instead', I would have mocked them. So I'd never try and tell anyone that Led Zeppelin were better than their favourite band of the moment. You can't go around listening to music that your parents liked. Anyway, I like to hear new music myself. But I must admit there have been times when I've been watching some bunch of fumbling indie kids droning on about nothing very much on stage when I'd have been pleased if a huge time warp had opened up and the mighty Led Zeppelin had marched into the auditorium.
'That's what a fucking guitar is meant to sound like,' I'd say, and dare anyone to contradict me.
At age 67 I've read a painful number of books. This one goes into my top ten. Personal, poignant, magic and the importance of music. Should be on best seller lists world wide. An amazing work. Thanks for writing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, I'm glad you enjoyed the book. The memories it features do still mean a lot to me. - Martin Millar.
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