Publisher's Synopsis
One of the most important critics writing in the past 35 years Jonathan Cott has interviewed and reviewed major artists in publishing art film and music often unearthing new voices years before they're discovered by the mainstream. In ÊBack to a Shadow in the NightÊ his music interviews and essays ä covering an astonishingly wide range of artists and styles ä are collected for the first time in one volume. From pondering the links between Patti Smith and Rimbaud to revealing the introverted and eccentric mind of Glenn Gould Cott consistently provides probing and fascinating dialogues in his interviews. In this collection John Lennon gives insights on surviving fame four days before his murder Bob Dylan contemplates identity in his film ÊRenaldo and ClaraÊ and Lou Reed explores the nihilism of New York City and the best lines he's ever written to name but a few topics. Cott's independent writing on the music world is equally stimulating. With interwoven strands of Eastern philosophy and classical music nursery rhymes and rock and roll Cott's musings have a beauty and texture all their own.Þ±Jonathan Cott± is the author of 12 books including ÊIsis and Osiris: Exploring the Goddess MythÊ ÊCity of Earthly LoveÊ ÊHe Dreams What Is Going On Inside His HeadÊ and ÊThe Search for Om SetyÊ. A contributing editor for ÊRolling StoneÊ since its beginnings he has frequently been published in the ÊNew York TimesÊ ÊAmerican ReviewÊ and ÊThe New YorkerÊ. Cott lives in New York City.Þ Jonathan Cott as an interviewer reveals truths of creative spirits ä especially those in the world of music ä that they themselves may not have understood. Þä Studs Terkel
