It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll: Iconic Musicians Reveal the Source of Their Creativity

Have you ever wondered how your favourite rock stars get inspired? How they write a song? How an album is put together? What made them choose a life devoted to music? In this exciting, original and inspiring book, 75 of the world's most iconic musicians - including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Julian Lennon, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Don Henley, Hank Marvin, Keith Richards, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Steve Winwood, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell - reveal their thoughts on creating music, and their key to success. Psychologist Jenny Boyd has probed the minds and souls of these artists and has delved into the drive to create, the importance of nurturing creativity, the role of unconscious influences and the effects of chemicals and drugs on the creative process. This is the perfect gift for any music lover and rock 'n' roll fan.

Jenny Boyd is a clinical consultant with many personal ties to the music world. Holly George-Warren is a Grammy-nominated writer, editor, producer, and music consultant who has written and edited more than 40 music-related books, many as the editor of Rolling Stone Press from 1993-2001. She writes for such publications as Entertainment Weekly, New York Times, and Rolling Stone; has served as an archivist/​curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and The GRAMMY Museum; has edited and packaged the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annual induction book every year since 1995; and has appeared as a music and pop culture expert on CBS Saturday Morning, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, and NBC. She lives in upstate New York.