In His Time of Dying

A lengthy, in-depth piece on Warren Zevon, who, as I reported before, is dying of lung cancer. Whether you are a fan or aren't even sure who he is, this gets my highest recommendation. A quote:

''I'm on the periphery of a lot of despair, of course,'' he said. ''You'd have to be stupid not to be. I have my moments when I'm not too thrilled about this whole deal. But at the same time, the songs have never come like this, so I'd have to feel more gratitude than anything else. I'm probably in the intensest creative period of my life.''