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. 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. Combined with its hard rock counterpart 'Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)', it bookends Youngs 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps.

An acoustic song, it was recorded live in early 1978 at the Boarding House in San Francisco, California. 'His mom was just a real piece of work,' said McDonough. ' My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) ' is a song by Canadian musician Neil Young. Shakey 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 Tonight's the Night depravity and the Geffen years and Young's unprecedented nineties 'comeback'. Young was born in Toronto but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his mother after the divorce. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo 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.

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