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''Van Morrison: No Surrender'' is a biography of musician Van Morrison, written by Johnny Rogan. It was first published in 2005 by Secker & Warburg, and another edition was published by Vintage Books in 2006. Rogan interviewed musicians and friends of Morrison, and spent 20 years researching the book and four years writing it. The book is comprehensive, and goes into detail about multiple facets of Morrison's life. Rogan recounts Morrison's youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and how early experiences there informed his music. He discusses how Morrison joined various bands before experiencing success with ''Them''. Morrison later signed a contract with Bert Berns and moved to New York, where he became quite popular after recording "Brown Eyed Girl" and albums ''Astral Weeks'' and ''Moondance''. Rogan comments on Morrison's exploration of spirituality, and describes how these experiences influenced his musical work. The biography discusses Morrison's move to Britain and then Dublin, and his relationship with model Michelle Rocca. The book received mostly positive reviews in the media. ''Kirkus Reviews'' called it "a narrative of propulsive drive that is also a reflective, associative piece of social history,"〔 and ''The Sunday Independent'' described it as "an exhaustive study".〔 ''The Sunday Times'' noted: "What makes this book worthwhile is its fiercely illuminating angle. ... Morrison, as usual, declined to take part but the author's scholarly methods lend this weighty volume a real authority."〔 ''The Irish Times'' referred to the biography as a "superb book",〔 and a review in ''The Observer'' stated "This characteristically accomplished biography shows the singer from every angle."〔 Diarmaid Ferriter selected the book as his pick in ''The Sunday Business Post'' feature "Authors' choices". The book received negative reviews in ''The Toronto Star'' and ''The Herald''. ==Research and publication== Prior to completing the book, Rogan had written music biographies on The Byrds, The Smiths, and Neil Young.〔 According to ''Kirkus Reviews'', "there is nary a word directly from the reclusive Morrison's lips" in the book.〔 The ''Irish Independent'' reported that the author relied on interviews with "friends, acquaintances and musicians". Rogan spent over 20 years researching the book,〔 and it took him four years to write it.〔 Rogan recounted to ''The Irish Times'' the value he obtained from interviews with Morrison's first wife, as well as his partner in a later relationship, Michelle Rocca.〔 "Here was a man who had explored all these mystic religions, had undergone Gestalt therapy, who had been told by a Rosacrucian master that he had something called an 'Angelic Knot', suddenly hanging around fashionable nightclubs and being written about in gossip columns. The relationship with Michelle Rocca certainly helped, in that I got more out of one single interview done by Michelle Rocca than I did, in entirety, from his first wife, Janet Planet," said Rogan.〔 When it became public in early 2005 that the book would be published, representatives of Morrison contacted the publishers of the book.〔 Said Rogan to ''The Irish Times'': "There has been contact with the publishers, I know that much. When the news broke earlier this year that the book was being published, his lawyers asked to see an advance copy of the manuscript. The publishers refused the request. But then this is a man who when he learnt that there was going to be a plaque erected outside his former Belfast home, got his solicitors to write to the Belfast Telegraph dissociating himself from the tribute."〔 The book was first published in 2005 by Secker & Warburg, and a 2006 edition was published by Vintage Books. Johnny Rogan appeared on a panel of experts in the 2008 documentary ''Van Morrison: Under Review 1964–1974'', along with Steve Turner, author of the 1993 biography ''Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Morrison: No Surrender」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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