Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan

Since its first publication in 2001, Down the Highway has been the essential book for Bob Dylan fans and music enthusiasts and the definitive life of an American icon. Acclaimed biographer Howard Sounes interviewed more than 250 of Dylan's intimates-including girlfriends, family, friends, producers, and fellow musicians-and gained access to previously unseen material. Praised by the Orlando Sentinel for the insights it offers into Dylan's career, "from young upstart to grand old man of rock 'n' roll," this compelling biography takes readers from Dylan's childhood in a Minnesota mining town, through his rise to fame in the 1960s and the creation of the music that has made him the world's greatest songwriter. Now, newly updated for the musician's eightieth birthday, Sounes explores the latest decade in Dylan's career, from receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature to his most recent recordings including Rough and Rowdy Ways. Expertly researched, Down the Highway remains the most comprehensive and candid book to chart the life of this great musician.