{"product_id":"shakey-neil-youngs-biography","title":"Shakey: Neil Young's Biography","description":"Neil Young is one of rock and roll's most important, influential and enigmatic figures, an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum - until now. \u003ci\u003eShakey\u003c\/i\u003e is the whole story of Young's incredible life and career- from his childhood in Canada to the founding of folk-rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield; the bleary conglomeration of Crazy Horse and the monstrous success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; to the depths of the \u003ci\u003eTonight's the Night\u003c\/i\u003e depravity and the Geffen years; and Young's unprecedented nineties 'comeback'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shakey (the title refers to one of Young's many aliases) is also the compelling human story of a lonely kid for whom music was the only outlet, a driven yet tortured figure who controlled his epilepsy via 'mind over matter', an oddly passionate model train mogul who, inspired by his own son's struggle with cerebral palsy, became a major activist in the quest to help those with the condition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This long-awaited, unprecedented story of a rock 'n' roll legend is uniquely told through the interwoven voices of McDonough - biographer, critic, historian, obsessive fan - and the ever-cantankerous (but slyly funny) Young himself.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Shakey: Neil Young's Biography","offer_id":45973885419717,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-09-944358-2.jpg?v=1773864546","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/shakey-neil-youngs-biography","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}