Author(s): Benjamin Nugent

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Featuring never-before-published interviews with those that knew and loved Smith, this book takes us from his childhood in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, to his life - and eventual death - 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles. Focusing on the crucial interplay between Smith's life and music, and establishing his place in America's musical canon as one who helped to usher in today's garage-rock revival, this is a groundbreaking biography on "an amazing singer and songwriter" (Moby).