..and it's a stinker. "Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales" was written with Don Reo. Who is Don Reo? Why, he is the mastermind behind the legendary show "Blossom" and apparently Clemons' good friend.
"Tall Tales" are the operative words here, as Clemons and Reo spin several yarns that are good stories, but essentially a waste of time and space. Why would anyone really want to read stories about fishing with Norman Mailer or a rainy evening in Texas with Dylan and Kinky Friedman?
"Tall Tales" are the operative words here, as Clemons and Reo spin several yarns that are good stories, but essentially a waste of time and space. Why would anyone really want to read stories about fishing with Norman Mailer or a rainy evening in Texas with Dylan and Kinky Friedman?
Even if they are true (which I highly doubt), Clemons is missing a golden opportunity to give us some insight to a rock and roll experience unparalleled in our times. We learn precious little about Clemons' thoughts about being in one of the most popular and influential bands in history, nor much about Springsteen's persona or the creative process of the band.
Instead we get sex and drug-fueled escapades that, for the most part, are admitted fabrications (at least partially) -- all very strange for such a "spiritual" individual.
I would like to blame the name-dropping Reo for this mess, but Clemons is assuredly the culprit here. "Big Man" certainly didn't make me like or respect Clarence Clemons as a person very much.
Springsteen is correct when he says, "trust the art, not the artist."
Instead we get sex and drug-fueled escapades that, for the most part, are admitted fabrications (at least partially) -- all very strange for such a "spiritual" individual.
I would like to blame the name-dropping Reo for this mess, but Clemons is assuredly the culprit here. "Big Man" certainly didn't make me like or respect Clarence Clemons as a person very much.
Springsteen is correct when he says, "trust the art, not the artist."
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