I read the Collins book a few years ago, and I own a copy of an earlier work by Gabrielle Some-body-or-other. I got over my boyhood hero syndrome years ago...Lightfoot did some pretty ruff living for a while, but I certainly admire his abilities as a survivor. When it comes to selling books, it's kind of like Chris Rock's promo for VH1 Behind the Music..."if they didn't get on drugs and lose their #@**!, Why are we even here?!" My complaint about Collins isn't that it contained unflattering stories, it's that it didn't give Lightfoot enough credit for being a talented, lucid fellow most of the time. I'm sure Lightfoot has done things he wishes he hadn't, but there's a new Don Henley song called "My Thanksgiving"...refers to being thankful for every road, every set back, and everything that has brought him to where he is right now. For Lightfoot, that looks like a very nice place.
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