This was the one that broke him in the U.S.A. Donovan’s gotten a bad rap, ever since that Bob Dylan movie, where the bard from Hibbing cuts him down. At this late date we can see Mr. Leitch was no match for Zimmy. But that does not mean he was not great in his own […]

1. Karma exists. It may not be instant like in that John Lennon song, but it happens. May take a long time, might not be easily seen, may not be visible to anybody but you, the one who was scathed, but it’s real. 2. Niceness triumphs. Although no one can be nice all the time. […]

I was just getting ready to e-mail him about our lunch. Literally. My plan was to get off the phone and then send him a note. Circling back after he reached out multiple times before I went to Paris. And while I was on hold, I found out he died. Talk about eerie. I’ve never […]

Has turned most musicians into hobbyists. I feel like I grew up in the dark ages. When getting a record deal was nearly impossible and if you did, especially if you were on Warner Brothers, you got reviews, airplay and consideration. In other words, we cared about novelty acts like Devo and the B-52s. They […]