Cobb, Cam
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913172183
- author:
- Cobb, Cam
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Omnibus Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Composers & Musicians, Music,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Skip Spence's life was a complex tapestry of creativity, excess, and struggle. As a key figure in the 1960s counterculture, Spence's innovative spirit and idiosyncratic personality helped shape the era's music scene. His solo album, Oar, remains a psychedelic and challenging work that has been celebrated by artists such as Tom Waits, Beck, and Robert Plant. Despite his significant contributions to rock music, Spence's life was marked by personal demons, including substance abuse and poor mental health. This biography, written by Cam Cobb, offers a comprehensive and unflinching look at Spence's life, from his early days as a musician to his untimely death at the age of 52. Through a trove of never-before-seen photographs, Weighted Down provides a unique and intimate portrait of Spence's story, one that has never been told in full. This is a story of the 1960s, of San Francisco, of the biggest bands in America, and of the rock 'n' roll mayhem that defined an era.
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