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The emotional precision, the humor and sweep, the truths and secrets behind his remarkable body of work . . . it's all here in Robert Hilburn's heartfelt and indispensable account of America's finest songwriter. Leave it to Hilburn to pull back the curtain on the incredible life of Newman, a shy genius who clearly trusted him enough to point him in all the right directions. It's more than a great read, it's an invitation to re-visit Randy Newman's work with renewed appreciation for the man who uniquely defined the American Experience just when we needed it most.\"--Cameron Crowe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] penetrating biography. . . . While the book posits Newman as a writer of sociopolitical import, its emotional narrative is driven by the more personal aspects of his story: a complex family legacy, childhood struggles with strabismus (crossed eyes) and a lifelong tendency toward sadness and isolation.\"--Bob Mehr, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An illuminating and masterful achievement.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e​(starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e music critic, Robert Hilburn \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Randy Newman is widely hailed as one of America's all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics of the Gershwin-Porter era and the cultural commentary of his own generation, with Bob Dylan and Paul Simon among his most ardent admirers. While tens of millions around the world can hum \"You've Got a Friend in Me,\" his disarming centerpiece for \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e, most of them would be astonished to learn that the heart of Newman's legacy is in the dozens of brilliant songs that detail the injustices, from racism to class inequality, that have contributed to the division of our nation. \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e declared that a single Newman song, \"Sail Away,\" tells us more about America than \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" And yet, his legacy remains largely undocumented in book form--until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran music journalist Robert Hilburn presents the definitive portrait of an American legend. Hilburn has known Newman since his club debut at the Troubadour in 1970, and the two have maintained a connection in the decades since, conversing over the course of times good and bad. Though Newman has long refused to talk with potential biographers, he now gives Hilburn unprecedented access not only to himself but also to his archives, as well as his family, friends, and collaborators. Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, John Williams, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Chuck D, James Taylor, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times'\u003c\/i\u003e Pulitzer-winning columnists, Thomas Friedman and Wesley Morris, among others, contributed to the book. 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