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Cornflakes with John Lennon: And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life (Hardcover)

By: Robert Hilburn (Author)


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Robert Hilburn's storied career as a rock critic has allowed him a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of some of the most iconic figures of our time. He was the only music critic to visit Folsom Prison with Johnny Cash. He met John Lennon during his lost weekend period in Los Angeles and they became friends. Bob Dylan granted him his only interviews during his "born-again" period and the occasion of his 50th birthday. Michael Jackson invited Hilburn to watch cartoons with him in his bedroom. When Springsteen took to playing only old hits, Hilburn scolded him for turning his legendary concerts into oldies revues, and Springsteen changed his set list.

In this totally unique account of the symbiotic relationship between critic and musical artist, Hilburn reflects on the ways in which he has changed and been changed by the subjects he's covered; Bono weighs in with an introduction about how Hilburn's criticism influenced and altered his own development as a musician.

"Corn Flakes with John Lennon" is more than about one man's adventures in rock and roll: It's the gripping and untold story of how popular music reshapes the way we think about the world and helps to define the modern American character.

A rock critic reflects on the ways in which he has changed, and been changed by, the subjects he has covered, in a book that is also an account of his adventures in rock and roll, with such figures as Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, and Johnny Cash.

A rock critic reflects on the ways in which he has changed, and been changed by, the subjects he has covered, in a book that is also an account of his adventures in rock and roll, with such figures as Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, and Johnny Cash.

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Veteran rock journalist Robert Hilburn recounts his decades on the rock and roll trail as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times. Written in an insightful and deeply personal style, Hilburn reminisces about going to Folsom Prison with Johnny Cash, watching cartoons with a young Michael Jackson, and eating breakfast with John Lennon. He provides unexpected insight into the lives and music of the stars he meets, while also showing a deeply intimate look at his own life as a lover of words and music.



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