there's no way to do this work justice- it's like one of his songs- you've gotta experience it- let it hit you. Like a Dali painting.

He talks in poetry- he made me laugh so hard with his sarcasm I got cramps. He tells us what inspired him- when he got inspired (age 12, banging around on the piano, listening to Little Richard records), talks about Suze, the love he's still obviously in love with. Talks about his dry spells- the despair that came with it.

He doesn't give us juicy details which are the stuff of tabloids- but that's good, 'cause I think I'd lose respect for him. All I can say is, pick it up and you'll see.

PS- I decided this comment I wrote is better than my original review, so if you notice it's identical- yeah, I cheated.