Don't bother reading this book. It offers no insight into Van Morrison the man, and very little into his music. The author's negative bias is obvious on every page. In every instance, he seems determined to put VM in the worst possible light. He cobbles together quotes from some musicians Morrison has worked with, and since Morrison did not authorize this biography, some obviously very important people's voices are not heard, yet he seems to give the impression that these people offer the last word on Morrison. He couldn't even come up with some interesting photos for the book. Equally annoying is the pompous tone Heylin adopts when discussing the music. In all, the book seems to offer only a timeline of when various albums were recorded,along with some boring business details. If you want to know about Van Morrison, listen to the music, and relegate this book to the remainder bin.