Your review failed to mention so many of the positive things that Warren's friends remembered about him..this book was not just littered with negative reflections…if anything it so accurately describes what alcoholism and addiction can do to anyone that is afflicted with it. If he slipped back into drinking at the end of his life…it just gives credit to the difficult struggle it was for him to remain sober for so many years, which was monumental for a guy like Zevon. His family and friends seemed to understand this, however, you did not.

You additionally failed to mention that Warren had achieved a most valuable and edifying thing–he gained the admiration of those that were in the entertainment business, his peers…stars…and many other high end musicians, songwriters and authors he admired and who often referred to him as a wonderful person and a very talented genius–this said in the world of Hollywood where backstabbing is the norm…in my opinion..the amazing roster of talented peers that admired him is worth more than world wide stardom and packing huge arenas, and for you…pointing out misspellings and the lack of names mentioned…to me says that you should stick to the Harry Potter series…with fiction and fantasy..Warren's life was a real life..ups and downs..regrets, mistakes and trying to make up for them….but above all…he was genius and often gave himself very little credit.

I listened, as you did, to many of his CD’s after reading this book, but not to remind myself of why I liked him in the first place, or to expel the thoughts that he was less than a desirable person..it was because the book made him a real person, and the songs took on even more meaning than they had previously.