Crystal Zevon Crystal oral history utilizes interviews, diary entries and her own reflections to tell the story.

photo credit: Ariel Zevon

Author Biography

Crystal's first published work, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon, an oral history of the life of her former husband and lifelong friend and co-conspirator, has been widely acclaimed by critics across the country.
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Influences

Edie: An American Biography by Jean Stein & George Plimpton

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Web Links

Excitable Genius

Date of Review:

05/19/2007

Published Work:

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon

Reviewer:

Dorman T. Shindler

Source:

The Denver Post

Review Excerpt:

"...What makes "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" a sort of classic rock biography are the insights into Zevon's creative process, his esteem for writers and books and the obvious respect his peers had for him as a songwriter and musician...."