A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon is a greatest hits album by American musician Warren Zevon released in 1986. Zevon's second album (his first, "Wanted Dead or Alive", appeared in 1969) "Warren Zevon" included three songs "Hasten Down the Wind", "Carmelita" and "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", that gained popularity from Linda Ronstandt's cover versions. The album, although it achieved critical acclaim and sold better than his solo debut, lingered at the bottom of the pop charts. Warren Zevon finally broke through with the song "Werewolves of London" from
Warren Zevon family and was of English descent. They moved to Fresno, California. By the age of 13, Zevon was an occasional visitor to the home of Igor Stravinsky, where he briefly studied modern classical music alongside Robert Craft. Zevon's parents divorced when he was 16 years old; he soon quit high school and moved from Los Angeles to New York City to become a folk singer. Zevon turned to a musical career early, including a stretch with his high school friend Violet Santangelo as a musical duo called lyme and cybelle. He spent time as a session musician and jingle composer.