![]() ![]() Then I became friends with some of the crew, including Kirk West who was the "Tour Mystic," that was his title he was the tour manager and so much more that they gave him the title of a "Mystic." Through him, I started to be able to have access backstage and to going on the road with them a bit and things like that and that's when I sort of transitioned from being a regular journalist writing about them to more of an insider which led to the book."Īges such as 12 or 13 are somewhat formative or perhaps transitional may be a better term but according to Paul he really began appreciating music in general and what the Allmn Brothers were about a little later in his teen years. ![]() I was just always attracted to them and when I became a journalist I started writing about them as a regular journalist and through that I developed good relationships with especially Dickie Betts and Warren Haynes as I was writing mostly for "Guitar World" at the time. I had an older brother, who like many people, including Warren Haynes he and I have spoken often about our older brothers and the big influence they've had on our music tastes and my brother had a huge role in that. I wish I could go back and interview 13 year old me about why I was so fascinated with him because it is interesting to me and I'm not quite sure I just loved him. "I always loved the band since I was 12 or 13 years old around eighth grade, I grew up in Pittsburgh, my Social Studies teacher assigned an essay on a great American and I chose Duane Allman. "How I got so interested is a long and convoluted answer but I'll try to give it to you quick," he began with a laugh. So, it is no surprise that his latest effort has thus far received critical acclaim but what may be surprising is the path he has taken to get here and how he turned his love of music and the Allman Brothers Band into a life-long journey a journey you can hear about in person at Words Bookstore in Maplewood, NJ tonight at 7:30 p.m. Over the years he has written a Stevie Ray Vaughn biography and several on the Allman Brothers Band prompting quotes such as, "Alan Paul is rock's finest narrative storyteller" and "If you want to know the real deal, read Alan Paul." Pittsburgh, PA native, New York Times best-selling author and current New Jersey resident Alan Paul has written multiple books. This one is called "Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Album That Defined the '70s" and it focuses really intently around the era of the album "Brothers and Sisters" but not just on the album it covers from 1971 when Duane Allman died to 1976 when they broke up for the first time." My first one, "One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band" came out in 2014 which was a complete oral history of the band from before they formed up until their last show. "I've actually written two books, this is my second book on the Allman Brothers. ![]()
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