Warren Zevon's songs were always filled with colorful characters and rough-and-tumble narratives, and as it turns out, he came by his gift for these things quite honestly.
Bad Example - the late, great Warren Zevon.
Here are some details that even hardcore fans may not know about a complicated man, an incredible artist, the self-proclaimed Mr. But as unfortunately short as his life was, it was also incredibly full, rife with the kinds of high peaks and low, low valleys that can (and did) create fodder for some pretty incredible music. Zevon's lifelong battle with a number of formidable demons ended in 2003, when he passed away from lung cancer at the age of 56. Casual listeners may only be familiar with him from a handful of tunes, notably the borderline novelty song "Werewolves of London," which was recorded with an assist from Fleetwood Mac's rhythm section and was famously jacked by Kid Rockfor a terrible song that you'd be more than forgiven for forgetting.īut those who followed his work knew that Zevon was much, much more than one goofy song his lyrics, which could turn on a dime from acerbic and witty to insightfully heartfelt, earned him a mountain of respect among his peers, and his distinctive gravelly baritone was like no other voice in popular music.
In the world of rock, there have been few more singularly idiosyncratic artists than Warren Zevon.
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