Nick Drake: The Biography - Patrick Humphries > Reviews

Advantages: learn the method behind the melancholy
Disadvantages: not for the faint hearted

...doubt we must exclaim that Nick Drake was a musical magician and any biography on him is always going to come in second best to his music. Just saying the name Nick Drake brings a smile to my face as i here his resonating exceptional unique music in my head. For people who have never heard of Nick Drake i strongly urge you to go straight out and buy ‘Pink Moon’ (his third album). But remember do not listen and think of the rumours you’ve ... Read review

Advantages: A good overview of a special life
Disadvantages: too many tenuous links

...looked life of Bristish Singer/songwriter Nick Drake who tragically died aged just 23 in the mid-seventies. Since his death Drake has achieved a level of cult popularity on a par with that surrounding Syd Bartrett or Peter Green, and one imagines that a lot of people will have been drawn to the book to try and discover Nick as an icon rather than an artist. While it does satisfy this to some extent, overall Patrick Humphreys trys to avoid writing ... Read review