But overall impression of the book, and the message that it conveys (providing it has one), is that anger and resentment towards Neil would be redundant as you will never know which Neil Young is the real one as he is capable of changing constantly and shifting from one character to another to the detriment of people who are close to him. Up until that time Neil Young was my musical hero, and I guess he still is even though some of the things about him that were unbeknownst to me (like his support for Reagan or his comments on gay community during his full 'redneck' period) frustrated and disappointed me to a great extent.

Reading this book fifteen years after its publishing, with the hindsight about everything that has changed in Young's life (including his recent separation with Pegi, the love of his life during the writing of the book) and knowing that he has recorded fifteen more albums since then (almost equal to the studio catalog discussed in this book) only adds up to the impenetrable, mysterious character of Young - whom I finally had the chance of seeing live on 2014, with his band of misfits Crazy Horse. Perhaps in an ironic way, the book itself is a literary epitome and reflection of Young's music: it's way too long, has its own ups and downs, mostly repetitive and raises questions more than it answers. Shakey, aptly named after one of Neil Young's many aliases 'Bernard Shakey', is the most comprehensive book ever written, and most likely will ever be written, about the enigma that is Neil Young - the definitive book, if you will, about this Canadian singer/songwriter. Pretty inneresting stuff y'know - heh heh heh.

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