Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business.

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"For someone interested in going 'beyond' with music and with guitar, this essential history will help you set your sights on places no musician has gone." -Hen

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This brilliant biography of the cult guitar player will likely cause you to abandon everything you thought you knew about jazz improvisation, post-punk and the