'The most accurately researched and competently written account of Dylan's life yet' London Review of Books

Clinton Heylin was co-founder of the most famous Dylan fanzine, WANTED MAN. The first edition of BEHIND THE SHADES (1991) was highly praised, and its companion volume on Dylan's recording career, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, was shortlisted for the prestigious Ralph Gleason Music Award. His most recent book is NO MORE SAD REFRAINS, a biography of Sandy Denny. He lives in Somerset.

Part 1 Busy being born: 1941-55 - in my younger days; 1955-59 - the golden chord; 1960 - SAMmy bound for glory; 1961 - hard times in New York town; 1962-63 - songs of innocence; 1963 - while the establishment burns; 1963 - troubled and he don't know why; 1964 - on the heels of Rimbaud; 1964-65 - the ghost of electricity; 1965 - over your shoulder; 1965 - I accept chaos; 1965-66 - seems like a freeze-out; 1966 - a curious way to make a living. Part 2 Learning to do consciously: 1966-67 - evening things up; 1968 - drifters, immigrants, messengers and sants; 1969 - what's the matter with me?; 1970 - a restless, hungry feeling; 1971-72 - smooth like a rhapsody; 1972-73 - alias what?; 1973-74 -into the flood; 1974-75 - spring turns slowly to autumn; 1975 -from the bottom line to the bitter end; 1975 - you come on to me like rolling thunder; 1976 - a hard reign; 1977 - everything went from bad to worse; 1978 - someone's got it in for me. Part 3 Busy being born again: 1978-79 - on the holy slow train; 1979-80 -middle of the road - east coast bondage; 1980-82 - in the summertime; 1982-84 - songs of experience; 1984-85 - real live aid; 1985-86 - Junco and his partners in crime; 1986-87 -imitators steal me blind; 1987-88 - raised from the dead; 1988-90 - modern work; 1988-90 - the never ending tour; 1990-91 - a man so defiled; 1992-96 - traditional troubadour; 1997-98 - almost meeting Elvis; the finishing end - trying to get to heaven?.