[potsie]

I read the first few pages on the Amazon "Look inside!" preview. It told me all I needed to know about the book. He discusses his motivations for writing the book: "That I was writing the book at or near the end of (his life) was admittedly part calculating and part homage". He also mentions how difficult it was to get information from those in the Hip circle as they seemed to close ranks. The first few pages of the book quote information from CBC News, The Kingston Whig Standard, MacLean's, The Globe and Mail, Reverend Guitars.com, TSN, Toro, Kick Ass Canadians.com, Canadian Musician and Prezi.com. In other words, he is regurgitating (or simply collating) information that is already out there and is bringing very little that is new to the table. He has written 70+ books on celebrities so it appears that in depth research is not likely his thing.

I truly hope that someone right now is writing an authorized biography of the band with full band involvement and cooperation. That book needs to exist!