Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. Opening Chorus: On Top of the World (or Close) 1
4. 1. Sound Citizen 8
5. 2. The Outsider 21
6. 3. Player in the Band 26
7. 4. Alpha Male 33
8. 5. Spiritual Gumshoe 40
9. 6. Master Builder 52
10. 7. Co-Conspirator 63
11. 8. Seeker 71
12. 9. Svengali 76
13. 10. Imagist 85
14. 11. Native Son 89
15. 12. Mentor 94
16. 13. Hit Man 100
17. 14. Reluctant Artist 106
18. 15. Starmaker 111
19. 16. Company Man 118
20. 17. Coen Brother 124
21. 18. Soundtrack Auteur 135
22. 19. Minimalist 144
23. 20. Lead Actor 148
24. 21. Alchemist 153
25. 22. Jazz Man 158
26. 23. Blues Man 168
27. 24. Senior Adviser 176
28. 25. Audio Activist 179
29. 26. Dylanologist 186
30. 27. Televisionary 194
31. 28. Back to the Futurist 203
32. The Kill Squad: A Short List of Longtime Musical Associates 211
33. Acknowledgments 217
34. Selected Discography 219
35. Selected Bibliography 225
36. Index 235