I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I just finished reading the oral biography of Warren Zevon I'll Sleep When I'm Dead by his ex-wife Crystal Zevon. Warren was never a big hit in the music business. His biggest hit was "Werewolves of London." But he was one of music's most literary writers.



Reading this book can be leave you feeling frustrated and even angry at Warren Zevon. He was not an easy man to like. He was an alcoholic and suffered from OCD. Even in the later years of his life when he stopped drinking he was described as not an easy person to get along with.

This is a fascinating book. Before Warren died he told his former wife to write the book about him, but to be sure she included all the ugly parts. She does that here. But it's a book the will break your heart. Reading the last part of the book, after he had been given only months to live, was hard reading.

During his last months to live David Letterman devoted an entire show to Warren Zevon, who was a frequent quest and sat in with the band many a night,and his music. The following video is from the appearance.