I'm a massive fan of Jackson Browne's music but I know very little of his personal life and views (other than what comes across in his music) so I was delighted to see this book on Netgalley.

I don't read a lot of non-fiction but I couldn't resist this one and I'm glad I was approved and read it.

Really interesting insight into someone I think is a criminally underrated musician.

Really impressed

Thank you, Rowman & Littlefield, for the copy of The Permanent Holdout - Jackson Browne, His Music, His America by Cornel Bonca. I was so excited to find this book because Jackson Browne was my first musical love. For over four decades I automatically bought and listened to Browne’s music so he will always have a special place in my heart. The incorrect music quotes really annoyed me, and I hope they’re fixed in the released book. Many places where the lyrics were quoted would have had more impact if the author had just summed up Bonca’s interpretation. The way Bronca constantly dissected the lyrics and what certain words and concepts meant bothered me because music is also personal to the listener and as a listener I had my own feelings about what this music meant to me. I wasn't expecting a track-by-track analysis of every album and it got old fast. I did like the overview of Browne’s life, loves, and the musicians who played with him and I have fond memories of the times I got to see him perform live. I’m not sure this book was for me. I think someone just discovering the LA singer-songwriter era would learn a lot, but as a long-time fan I didn’t think the book lived up to its promise of “revealing a remarkable musician still fueled by ideals of love and peace”. I am motivated to dig out my old Jackson CDs though! 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.