Resumen
An official celebration of Nick Drakes life and music.
The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nicks friends, critics, adherents, family and from Nick Drake himself.
Remembered For A While is not a biography. It is, rather, an attempt to cast a few shards of light on Nick Drake the poet, the musician, the singer, the friend, son and brother, who was also more than all of these. We hope it will accompany all those in search of an elusive artist, whose haunting presence defies analysis.
The book contains:
* In-depth interviews with many of Nicks friends, most notably Paul Wheeler, Nicks close friend from Cambridge days, a singer-songwriter who, of all Nicks friends, perhaps best understood, from personal experience, Nicks journey through musical creation to despair and back again.
* A selection of photos from all eras - some never seen before - with reproductions of documents such as the scrapbook Molly Drake kept of her sons press cuttings, and the original and rejected album covers.
* Images of Nicks handwritten and typed lyrics, including the lyrics of some songs for which the music has never been found.
* Newly commissioned pieces by Nicks friends Jeremy Harmer, Brian Wells, Robin Frederick and the poet Will Stone. Contributions also from the sleeve designer Michael Trevithick, Island Recordss Ann Sullivan and the photographer and artist Nigel Waymouth.
*Extracts from Nicks letters - part of an extensive correspondence that exists between Nick and his parents, which charts their relationship from the time he first went to boarding school until the time he came home, when his depression had settled upon him and he felt he had nowhere else to go. From this point, Nicks life was documented by his father, Rodney Drake, who kept a detailed diary, as he and his wife Molly struggled to understand their sons state of mind and how to help him. Passages from this poignant record are included.
* A short musical guide to each songs key and tuning to accompany the lyrics, together with an explanatory interpretation of Nicks guitar performance, the result of several years close study by singer-songwriter Chris Healey.
* A comprehensive guide to all of Nicks live performances.
* And a lengthy essay by noted music critic Pete Paphides, which includes interviews with Nicks musical collaborators and friends - his producer Joe Boyd, his recording engineer John Wood and his orchestrator, the late Robert Kirby - as well as descriptions of the recording process of each album.
