Book of the Week - Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
BBC Radio 4
26-30 August 2013
Bitrate: 128 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
By Alyn Shipton. Biography of American musician Harry Nilsson. Read by Kerry Shale.
1 - Despite a poverty-stricken childhood and family problems, Harry shows promise at school.
2 - A financial stroke of luck enables Harry to give up his day job and focus on music.
3 - Harry's drinking and drug-taking begin to spiral out of control.
4 - Having damaged his voice with drink and drugs Harry turns to a bizarre alternative therapy.
5 - Harry's doctors warn him that his lifestyle is killing him.
I have also included an Interview with Alvin Shipton (Interview With Nilsson's Biographer) BBC - Front Row Interview by the same name as the Book.
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