Beck: The Art of Mutation

by Nevin Martell

Going behind the scenes of the musician's live performances, recording sessions, and everyday life, this intriguing, lavishly illustrated biography profiles the life and career of Beck Hansen, from his debut to his success as an international musical sensation. Original.

Genres: Music, Biography

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 26, 2001

About the author

Nevin Martell is a D.C.-based food, travel, and lifestyle writer whose work regularly appears in the Washington Post, Plate, Wine Enthusiast, and NPR’s blog “The Salt.”

He is the author of six books, including the memoir-misadventure "Freak Show Without a Tent: Swimming with Piranhas, Getting Stoned in Fiji and Other Family Vacations" (2014), "The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink" (2013) and the small-press smash "Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip" (2009).

When he can budget the time and money, he loves nothing more than traveling with his wife and son.

Reviews

[William]

wikipedia before wikipedia with added snark towards some well-oversnarked-already pieces of work. whoa, this guy writing a book about beck doesn't dig carson daly and britney spears? i just shit my pants. written right before sea change, and in a tone that might imply the author would dislike sea change. whatever B)