That's funny, I was just reading that myself. I found it really odd that of all the modern artists they could say are influenced by him, they use "the Black Crows". -Whahhht? Perhaps artists like Fleet Foxes or Iron and Wine. Even these are nowhere near as heart wrenchingly personal as Nick Drakes music was. But... the Black Crows? I wonder how long until hollywood makes his life in to a biopic? Perhaps the only reason they haven't is that there isn't a lot to go on. The guy didn't give interviews and there is apparently no video footage of him as an adult. Amazing.
There isn't a great wealth of information about Nick Drake but Patrick Humphries' biography (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nick-Drake-Biography-Patrick-Humphri...) does an excellent job of painting an intimate portrait. I highly recommend it to anyone with anything more than a passing interest in Nick Drake's music.
thanks for the recommendation. I've been staring at Keith Richards' auto biography "LIFE" for the past week waiting for the right moment to crack it open. You ever read it? I've heard good things. scrimetime, was it you that recommended it to me?
Nope, I haven't read that but I have also heard good things about it. When it comes to autobiography, I really enjoyed Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One. His style of writing is pretty interesting in much the same way that his lyrics are. Apparently, Dylan is currently working on the second volume, which I'm looking forward to.
Bob Dylan? Never heard of him. I kid, I kid. I've not read Chronicles: Volume One but I do love Dylan. I think I'll save that one for a time, in the future when I have enough time to properly savor it. If his writing is like his song writing then it may take some time for the content to fully sink in. edit: Have you ever watched Don't look back? I'm sure you have, but that link will take you to one of my favorite scenes.